Latifi Rifat, Muja Shaip, Bekteshi Flamur, Merrell Ronald C
Arizona Telemedicine Program, Telesurgery and International Affairs, Department of Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85724, USA.
Telemed J E Health. 2006 Jun;12(3):332-40. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2006.12.332.
The medical system of Kosova was largely destroyed in 1999 by the departing Serbian forces, leaving behind Albanian physicians systematically excluded from advanced medical services for a decade and medical facilities severely damaged in the course of departure in a region with an infrastructure fragmented over the years. The medical system of Kosova can be analyzed for the effectiveness of the many efforts following the disruption of medical care in the 1990s. In this paper, the application of telemedicine and information is recounted. The medical system of Kosova was offered the concept of the International Virtual E-Hospital and this model was used to support, supplement, and guide a massive program development that involved essentially every physician and medical personnel in the region. Currently, the Telemedicine Center of Kosova (TCK) is providing information resources for medical education programs within the Kosova's medical system as well as regional and international consultations and collaboration. Furthermore, it is developing the human resources that will lead and implement telemedicine programs in this region and making serious strides in the redevelopment of medical systems using information technology.
科索沃的医疗系统在1999年被撤离的塞尔维亚军队基本摧毁，导致阿尔巴尼亚族医生被系统性地排除在高级医疗服务之外长达十年，并且在这个多年来基础设施支离破碎的地区，医疗设施在撤离过程中遭到严重破坏。可以对科索沃的医疗系统进行分析，以评估20世纪90年代医疗服务中断后所做的诸多努力的成效。本文讲述了远程医疗和信息技术的应用情况。科索沃医疗系统引入了国际虚拟电子医院的概念，并利用这一模式来支持、补充和指导一项大规模的项目开发，该项目基本上涉及该地区的每一位医生和医务人员。目前，科索沃远程医疗中心（TCK）正在为科索沃医疗系统内的医学教育项目以及区域和国际咨询与合作提供信息资源。此外，它正在培养将在该地区引领和实施远程医疗项目的人力资源，并在利用信息技术重建医疗系统方面取得了重大进展。
