Telemedicine: The next healthcare delivery medium: Fad or future?

Dwivedi, Ashish N.; Bali, Rajeev K.; Naguib, Raouf N.G.

Abstract

During the past two decades, advances in Information Technology (IT) particularly in database technologies, internet technologies and telecommunications have brought about a revolution in healthcare. These IT advances have enabled medical personnel to have round-the-clock access to clinical data irrespective of the geographic location of both medical personnel and clinical data. This in turn has led to the coming of age of a new medium of healthcare delivery - telemedicine. This paper explores the viability (in organisational, technological and financial terms) of the telemedicine concept. The main findings are as follows: (1) an analysis of the uptake of information and communication technologies within the healthcare sector indicates that, in the next 10-15 years, telemedicine is likely to emerge as an alternative medium for healthcare; (2) telemedicine will allow patients to carry out routine medical tests, reducing the number of visits to the physician and thereby reducing costs for routine consultations. Copyright © 2007 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.

Citation

Dwivedi, A. N., Bali, R. K., & Naguib, R. N. (2007). Telemedicine: The next healthcare delivery medium: Fad or future?. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 8(3-4), 226-249. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2007.013162

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Apr 12, 2007
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2007
• Deposit Date: Feb 15, 2022
• Journal: International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management
• Print ISSN: 1368-2156
• Electronic ISSN: 1741-5144
• Publisher: Inderscience
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 226-249
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2007.013162
• Keywords: Healthcare technology; ICT; Information technology; Communications; Telemedicine; Healthcare delivery
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3592587