Title :
Telemedicine in the USA: standardization through information management and technical applications
Author :
Choi, Young B. ; Krause, Joshua S. ; Seo, Hyewon ; Capitan, Kathleen E. ; Chung, Kyusuk
Author_Institution :
James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA, USA
fDate :
4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this article, we describe the need for telemedicine standards and classify various standards of telemedicine. The emerging issues in telecommunications standards, the application of these standards in the health care industry, and future development directions of telemedicine standards are described. Especially, the telemedicine code standardization of drugs and health care providers, multimedia-conferencing-based ISO telemedicine standards, information security management, wireless technology advances for telemedicine using sensor networks, and future standardization issues and considerations are introduced and discussed in detail.
Keywords :
drugs; health care; information management; multimedia communication; telecommunication standards; teleconferencing; telemedicine; wireless sensor networks; ISO telemedicine standards; USA; drugs; health care industry; health care providers; information management; information security management; multimedia-conferencing; sensor networks; telecommunications standards; wireless technology; Communication industry; Health information management; ISO standards; Information management; Medical services; Standardization; Standards development; Telecommunication standards; Telemedicine; Wireless sensor networks;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2006.1632648
