
pmid: 18002803
As the need for mobility in the medical world increases, newer systems and applications came to light; many of them based on wireless and mobile networks. PDA based systems were presented in the past, capable of videoconferencing and transmitting high quality images between a roaming consultant and a fixed point in the hospital. These systems not only had desirable characteristics but also incorporated additional services that were found of value: paging, Voice over IP calling, Internet, email, intranet, patient record update, etc This paper presents an engineering and clinical evaluation of those additional services based on both objective and subjective criteria. It concludes that such complementary services can be desirable as they increase personnel mobility, utilize the hospital resources more efficiently while at the same time increase productivity and decrease the cost of hardware and communications.
England, Attitude of Health Personnel, Remote Consultation, Telemedicine; PDA; VoIP; videoconferencing; wireless, Hospital Communication Systems
England, Attitude of Health Personnel, Remote Consultation, Telemedicine; PDA; VoIP; videoconferencing; wireless, Hospital Communication Systems
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