Virtual health care center in Georgia

Abstract

Application of telemedicine systems to cover distant geographical areas has increased recently. However, the potential usefulness of similar systems for creation of national networks does not seem to be widely appreciated. The article describes the "Virtual Health Care Knowledge Center in Georgia" project. Its aim was the set up of an online integrated web-based platform to provide remote medical consultations and eLearning cycles. The project "Virtual Health Care Knowledge Center in Georgia" was the NATO Networking Infrastructure Grant dedicated for development of telemedicine in non-NATO countries. The project implemented a pilot to organize the creation of national eHealth network in Georgia and to promote the use of innovative telemedicine and eLearning services in the Georgian healthcare system. In June 2007 it was continued under the NATO Networking Infrastructure Grant "ePathology – Virtual Pathology Center in Georgia as the Continuation of Virtual Health Care Center".

Digital cytopathology

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“… Chances of missing an area of diagnostic significance since only a few areas are imaged and transmitted Areas to be imaged differs with the observers, hence resulting in observer bias which may also result in sampling errors Recipient has no control over the magnification and focusing of slides Extensive manual labor is required for scanning the entire slide and selecting the representative areas which accounts for ergonomics. [ 19 ] …”

“…Extensive manual labor is required for scanning the entire slide and selecting the representative areas which accounts for ergonomics. [ 19 ]…”