Global Implementation of Digital Stethoscope for Telehealth or Telemedicine: An Australian Case Study

摘要：

Telehealth, which includes telemedicine, is the delivery of health care services and the exchange of health care information across distances using telecommunications infrastructure and information technology as an enabler. However, these services are not realised currently to their optimal level due to the lack of a digital stethoscope. This study examined various issues that influence the uptake of a digital stethoscope at global level as well as transferring its technical concept to a global audience. This is reported here.

关键词： Telehealth Digital Stethoscope Telemedicine Healthcare Health Care Services and Technology

作者: Abdul HAFEEZ-BAIG Annette SCOTT Clint MOLONEY Raj GURURAJAN

作者单位: Faculty of Business School of Information Systems University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, Austr Queensland Health Department Toowoomba Health District Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 4352

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The Fifth InternationalSymposium on Management of Technology(ISMOT07)(第五届技术与创新管理国际研讨会)

会议地点: 杭州

会议语种:英文

页码: 1303-1307

在线出版日期: 2007-06-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）