Collaboration Technology for Rural Health-care
Yearbook of Medical Informatics
|October 5, 2016
Summary
Computer-supported collaboration technologies can enhance rural health-care quality. A new system, ARTEMIS, offers secure web-based access to electronic medical records, enabling telemedicine for remote practitioners.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Telemedicine
- Health-care Collaboration
Background:
- Health-care delivery faces challenges in rural areas due to scattered populations.
- Computer-supported collaboration technologies offer potential solutions to improve health-care quality.
- Technological advancements facilitate the integration of telemedicine into medical practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the potential of computer-supported collaboration technologies in health-care.
- To address barriers to quality health-care in rural settings.
- To present the development and vision of a secure telemedicine facility for rural practitioners.
Main Methods:
- Development of a health-care collaboration facility named ARTEMIS.
- Implementation of Web-based access to electronic medical records.
- Experimentation with secure telemedicine for rural health-care practitioners.
Main Results:
- ARTEMIS enabled Web-based access to electronic medical records.
- The system demonstrated potential for secure telemedicine.
- Facilitated collaboration among dispersed health-care providers.
Conclusions:
- Computer-supported collaboration technologies can significantly improve rural health-care.
- Secure telemedicine is feasible and beneficial for remote populations.
- ARTEMIS provides a model for future secure health-care collaboration systems.
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