MEDNET: Telemedicine via satellite combining improved access to health-care services with enhanced social cohesion in rural Peru

Panopoulos, D; Sachpazidis, I; Rizou, D; Menary, W; Cardenas, J; Psarras, J

dc.contributor.author	Panopoulos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Sachpazidis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Rizou, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Menary, W	en
dc.contributor.author	Cardenas, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Psarras, J	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:52:04Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:52:04Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35823
dc.subject	Medical care network	en
dc.subject	Rural health care	en
dc.subject	TeleConsult	en
dc.subject	Telemedicine	en
dc.subject.other	Access to care	en
dc.subject.other	Cut-off	en
dc.subject.other	Economic growths	en
dc.subject.other	Local community	en
dc.subject.other	Medical health	en
dc.subject.other	Middle-income countries	en
dc.subject.other	Rural health care	en
dc.subject.other	Rural population	en
dc.subject.other	Social cohesion	en
dc.subject.other	Social enterprise	en
dc.subject.other	TeleConsult	en
dc.subject.other	Vital sign	en
dc.subject.other	Diagnosis	en
dc.subject.other	Economics	en
dc.subject.other	Information systems	en
dc.subject.other	Management information systems	en
dc.subject.other	Medical applications	en
dc.subject.other	Patient treatment	en
dc.subject.other	Telemedicine	en
dc.subject.other	Health	en
dc.title	MEDNET: Telemedicine via satellite combining improved access to health-care services with enhanced social cohesion in rural Peru	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/b137171_98	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b137171_98	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	Peru, officially classified as a middle-income country, has benefited from sustained economic growth in recent years. However, the benefits have not been seen by the vast majority of the population, particularly Peru's rural population. Virtually all of the nation's rural health-care centres are cut off from the rest of the country, so access to care for most people is not only difficult but also costly. MEDNET attempts to redress this issue by developing a medical health network with the help of the collaboration medical application based on TeleConsult&@HOMEmedical database for vital signs. The expected benefits include improved support for medics in the field, reduction of patient referrals, reduction in number of emergency interventions and improved times for medical diagnosis. An important caveat is the emphasis on exploiting the proposed infrastructure for education and social enterprise initiatives. The project has the full support of regional political and health authorities and, importantly, full local community support. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.	en
heal.journalName	Information Systems Development: Towards a Service Provision Society	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/b137171_98	en
dc.identifier.spage	933	en
dc.identifier.epage	940	en