Telematics for Health: The Role of Telehealth and Telemedicine in Homes and Communities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781857750232)

Electronic communications are already revolutionizing the delivery of health care in homes and communities. The medium will have increasing impact on the delivery of health care in response to the pressure to use limited resources cost-effectively. To date much of telematics in health care has focused on hospital-based bio-medicine. In this book a case is made for reorientation of telematic activity towards the use of "low tech" (social) technologies supported by "Health for All" philosophies. This book uses several case studies of pilot schemes to illustrate how the models can be applied in a variety of settings. Experience of telematics in America, Canada, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal and Wales is shared for an international readership of innovators in health care management.

Author: Marjorie Gott
ISBN-10: 1857750233
ISBN-13: 9781857750232
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1994
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.39d