Telemedicine Technology is Ready but Deployments Need a Boost
PISCATAWAY, N.J., July 26, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Telemedicine is technologically ready to meet the growing demand for access to health services in developing nations and remote areas around the world, say experts from IEEE, the world's largest professional technical association. However, widespread use of telemedicine will require greater collaboration between technologists and clinicians to ensure it delivers on its promises in the real world – millions more people reached, with measurably better outcomes for those patients.
"From faster wireless networks to mobile imaging applications to biosensors, the technologies for delivering telemedicine services are certainly there," said Dr. Yongmin Kim, IEEE Fellow and professor of bioengineering and electrical engineering at the University of Washington.
