Kasitipradith N
Ministry of Public Health, 11000, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
Int J Med Inform. 2001 May;61(2-3):113-6. doi: 10.1016/s1386-5056(01)00133-2.
The concept of telemedicine is rather new in Thailand and initially, the introduction of telemedicine into the country was hampered by technological limitations. The problem was further aggravated by the inadequacy of telecommunications infrastructures in the rural areas. However, recent rapid advances in info-communications technology, together with the launch of Thailand's first communication satellite, THAICOM I in December 1993, have made it possible for health care to be delivered to remote areas of the country via telemedicine. This paper documents the experience of implementing Thailand's nationwide Telemedicine Network by the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), beginning with a pilot project in 1994 to the current system, launched in January 1998, that links the Information Technology Office of the MOPH and 19 hospitals with health facilities all over the country via satellite and computer networks.
远程医疗的概念在泰国相当新颖，最初，远程医疗引入该国时受到技术限制的阻碍。农村地区电信基础设施不足使问题进一步恶化。然而，信息通信技术最近的迅速发展，加上泰国第一颗通信卫星——泰星一号于1993年12月发射，使得通过远程医疗向该国偏远地区提供医疗保健成为可能。本文记录了泰国公共卫生部实施全国远程医疗网络的经验，从1994年的一个试点项目开始，到1998年1月启动的当前系统，该系统通过卫星和计算机网络将公共卫生部信息技术办公室与19家医院及全国各地的卫生机构连接起来。
