Abstract
THE SCOPE of telemedicine defined as “the use of telecommunications to allow caregivers to interact with patients and/or other caregivers operating at remote locations” is very broad. 1 Craft R.L. Trends in technology and the future intensive care unit. Crit Care Med. 2001; 29S: N151-N158 Crossref Scopus (16) Google Scholar For example, the Army’s current telemedicine program, as described by Poropatich et al, 2 Poropatich R.K. DeTreville R. Lappan C. et al. The U.S. Army telemedicine program: General overview and current status in Southwest Asia. Telemed J E Health. 2006; 12: 396-408 Crossref PubMed Scopus (26) Google Scholar encompasses a wide breadth of various forms of information that is transmitted and shared for the purpose of patient care, education, and other communication, from the transmission of dermatologic or radiologic images to real-time video telemonitoring support in the intensive care unit. For the purposes of this review, the discussion is limited to telemedicine that uses real-time video telecommunications capabilities.
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