Telemedicine in Malaysia and Indonesia: The importance, opportunities and challenges

Telemedicine is an emerging industry with the potential to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare for the benefit of consumers, providers and payors. In general, telemedicine refers to the use of information and telecommunication technologies to distribute both information and expertise necessary...

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Main Author: OH, TICK HUI
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Published: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD 2006
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description Telemedicine is an emerging industry with the potential to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare for the benefit of consumers, providers and payors. In general, telemedicine refers to the use of information and telecommunication technologies to distribute both information and expertise necessary for healthcare service provision, collaboration or delivery among geographically separated participants - physicians and patients. In short, it is a generic term which is used to define various aspects of healthcare at a distance. Telemedicine has been heralded as one of several possible solutions to some of the medical dilemmas that are faced by many developing countries. In this paper, we will discuss the current state of telemedicine in developing countries in South-East Asia (SEA) in general, with Malaysia and Indonesia in particular.
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spelling mmu-32892011-10-18T02:43:34Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/3289/ Telemedicine in Malaysia and Indonesia: The importance, opportunities and challenges OH, TICK HUI T Technology (General) QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science Telemedicine is an emerging industry with the potential to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare for the benefit of consumers, providers and payors. In general, telemedicine refers to the use of information and telecommunication technologies to distribute both information and expertise necessary for healthcare service provision, collaboration or delivery among geographically separated participants - physicians and patients. In short, it is a generic term which is used to define various aspects of healthcare at a distance. Telemedicine has been heralded as one of several possible solutions to some of the medical dilemmas that are faced by many developing countries. In this paper, we will discuss the current state of telemedicine in developing countries in South-East Asia (SEA) in general, with Malaysia and Indonesia in particular. WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD 2006-12 Article NonPeerReviewed OH, TICK HUI (2006) Telemedicine in Malaysia and Indonesia: The importance, opportunities and challenges. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 6 (4). pp. 337-348. ISSN 02195194 http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219519406002059 doi:10.1142/S0219519406002059 doi:10.1142/S0219519406002059
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Telemedicine in Malaysia and Indonesia: The importance, opportunities and challenges
title Telemedicine in Malaysia and Indonesia: The importance, opportunities and challenges
title_full Telemedicine in Malaysia and Indonesia: The importance, opportunities and challenges
title_fullStr Telemedicine in Malaysia and Indonesia: The importance, opportunities and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Telemedicine in Malaysia and Indonesia: The importance, opportunities and challenges
title_short Telemedicine in Malaysia and Indonesia: The importance, opportunities and challenges
title_sort telemedicine in malaysia and indonesia: the importance, opportunities and challenges
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QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers. Computer science
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