Telemedk@rt2003 - a survey of telemedicine activities i Norway

It provides an insight into the historical background, the results of State measures in information and communications technology and the variation between the health regions in the use of telemedicine. It also suggests future challenges in the public health service where telemedicine may be an important tool. Each health region is presented individually. The telemedicine projects are shown as tabular summaries outlining the type and number of telemedicine projects as well as the development phase they have reached. The survey shows variations - sometimes considerable - between the regions in the use of telemedicine with respect to both the type and the number of activities. Although it is only to a minor degree that telemedicine is provided as a routine service at present, it still appears to be an explicit wish from the regions (through the strategic plans) to use telemedicine more widely to make it possible to meet today's challenges in the public health service. The survey indicates some challenges in health politics, and challenges associated with the use of telemedicine in the health sector. The departmental head at the NST has a final word about challenges in the short and the long term. In connection with the survey, three appendixes are provided: Appendix 1 "Prosjektoversikt" [Project Summary], a list of the telemedicine projects collected in this survey. Appendix 2 "Sentrale IKT og Telemedisinmiljø [Central ICT and Telemedicine Environment]", the community with which NST has been in contact during the survey period, and Appendix 3 "Prosjektideer [Project Ideas]".

Link to report (in Norwegian)

For more information please contact: Øystein Hansen

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