The Comprehensive Telemedicine System for improving medical services to population in the Caribbean countries
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Introduction: The modern telemedicine systems based on information and telecommunication technologies are effective means for rendering of medical services to population and control over epidemiologic situation, in rural and distant hard-to-reach areas with underdeveloped public healthcare system, shortage of medical facilities and personnel.
In order to ensure of social development in the Caribbean countries considering difficult situation in economics it is expedient to implement the Comprehensive Telemedicine System (hereinafter - CTS). Method: CTS consists two parts: Network of Telemedicine consulting and diagnostic points established in medical facilities of different levels and subsystem of Mobile Telemedicine Laboratory-Diagnostic Units (MTU), connected via information and telecommunication channels with telemedicine points in stationary medical facilities. MTU are intended for decision of broad spectrum of medical tasks. Based on the international standards, CTS can be integrated with similar systems of other countries and become a part of global telemedicine system.
In order to ensure of social development in the Caribbean countries considering difficult situation in economics it is expedient to implement the Comprehensive Telemedicine System (hereinafter - CTS). Method: CTS consists two parts: Network of Telemedicine consulting and diagnostic points established in medical facilities of different levels and subsystem of Mobile Telemedicine Laboratory-Diagnostic Units (MTU), connected via information and telecommunication channels with telemedicine points in stationary medical facilities. MTU are intended for decision of broad spectrum of medical tasks. Based on the international standards, CTS can be integrated with similar systems of other countries and become a part of global telemedicine system.
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