The Promise of Satellite Clinics

Nelson, J. M.

doi:10.1001/jama.1982.03320380046027

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“…In the last decade many health telecommunication experiments were implemented in the United States and Canada on the use of both Cable TV and Satellite mediated TV to link inner-city clinics with major city hospitals (3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9), rural clinics with urban specialist hospitals (10)(11)(12)(13) and even in some cases intra-continental telemedical services were reported (14). With the enormous improvements in electronics, computer and telecommunication technology; telemedicine and telepharmaceutical services becoming more cost effective.…”

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Telemedicine and telepharmaceutical services: A model to improve maldistribution of medical resources between regions & urban/rural sectors in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Rafiq

Esmail

1991

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A national satelite telecommunication model, which can be started by using Arabsat, was proposed to overcome the self-limiting geographical barrier and the maldistribution of clinical resources in the Kingdom. A national medical and phrmaceutical survey performed by the King Saud University showed an overwhelming acceptance of telemedicine (95.2%), telepharmaceutical (97%), telediagnosis (95.4%), urgent teleconsultation (for urgent operations) (74.5%) and for linking ambulance with hospitals (85.1%), continuing education via Arabsat (for physicians) (88.9%), medical technical staff (96.5%), pharmacists (75%) and public (91.5%), commercial marketing computer link for drug product and medical supply (92%) and centralizing Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) (to provide information on drug interaction) (96%), drug substitution (92.5%) of novel and delivery systems (90.5%). Implementation of both telemedicine and telepharmaceutical services shall have an implication on improving the competency of medical staff, better health-care impact on citizen and better utilization of medical resources.

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