Title :
Dreams vs. realities, development of a rural mobile telemedicine program; the Utah experience
Author :
Goddard, David B.
Author_Institution :
Rural Utah Telemed. Associates, Cedar City, UT, USA
Abstract :
The availability of low cost hardware, technology and software have made the implementation of a rural mobile telemedicine program a reality. Initial trials included the use of “Store & Forward” telemedicine software using communication via Internet service; modem to modem dial up; and spread spectrum telecommunications. Phase two trials utilize the H324 protocol, over a plain old telephone service (POTS) based system, employing fixed and transportable tele-conferencing units. Multiple legal, regulatory, and infrastructure barriers will continue to be identified and overcome in order to implement state of the art telemedicine applications in rural Southern Utah
Keywords :
Internet telephony; health care; interactive video; legislation; spread spectrum communication; teleconferencing; telemedicine; H324 protocol; Internet service; POTS; Store & Forward telemedicine software; Utah experience; communication; fixed tele-conferencing unit; infrastructure barriers; initial trials; legal barriers; low cost hardware; low cost software; low cost technology; modem to modem dial up; phase two trials; plain old telephone service based system; regulatory barriers; rural Southern Utah; rural mobile telemedicine program development; spread spectrum telecommunications; state of the art telemedicine applications; transportable tele-conferencing unit; Costs; Hardware; Internet telephony; Mobile communication; Modems; Spread spectrum communication; Teleconferencing; Telemedicine; Transport protocols; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803865
