FEST: Framework for European Services in Telemedicine

The main objective of FEST is to develop a framework of common understanding which will assist those wishing to set up a Telemedicine service by providing structured guidance to the information required for such an endeavour. The FEST Framework has been designed and developed as a set of four components, the Question Set, the Advice Component, the Body of Information, and the Descriptive Model. First validation activities (Telecardiology Demonstrator, case and field studies) have fed back experiences to the Framework development. FEST will be the platform for further business planning in European Telemedicine services.