Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA.
Telemed J E Health. 2010 Jan-Feb;16(1):89-92. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0151.
Major government efforts to widen the use of health information technology and speed the translation of biomedical research discoveries into clinical practice are converging with the rapid growth of the Internet to create unprecedented opportunities to use telehealth networks to broaden access to high-quality healthcare and expand the scope and reach of clinical and translational research. Recognizing the dual potential of telehealth networks to improve health outcomes and reduce barriers to participation in research, particularly in medically underserved communities, the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), convened a national conference at the NIH on June 25-26, 2009, titled "Future of Telehealth: Essential Tools and Technologies for Clinical Research and Care," in collaboration with experts from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Indian Health Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Internet2, and the NIH National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities. The conference brought together over 400 subject matter experts from government, academia, and industry to discuss a wide range of issues in telehealth research and development. Its primary outcome is a set of short papers reporting on recommendations from thematic breakout sessions and some overarching recommendations that can, taken together, stimulate and help guide further research through new multi-agency, interdisciplinary collaborations.
政府大力推动广泛应用健康信息技术，加快将生物医学研究发现转化为临床实践，这与互联网的快速发展相契合，为利用远程医疗网络扩大获得高质量医疗保健的机会、拓展临床和转化研究的范围和覆盖面创造了前所未有的机遇。认识到远程医疗网络在改善健康结果和减少参与研究的障碍方面的双重潜力，特别是在医疗服务不足的社区，美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）下属的国家研究资源中心（NCRR）于 2009 年 6 月 25 日至 26 日在 NIH 召开了一次名为“远程医疗的未来：临床研究和护理的必要工具和技术”的全国性会议，与来自卫生资源和服务管理局、印第安人健康服务局、退伍军人事务部、Internet2 以及 NIH 国家医学图书馆、国家生物医学影像和生物工程研究所和国家少数民族健康和健康差异研究所的专家合作。会议召集了 400 多名来自政府、学术界和工业界的专题专家，讨论远程医疗研发的广泛问题。其主要成果是一系列简短的报告，报告专题分组会议的建议和一些总体建议，这些建议加在一起，可以通过新的多机构、跨学科合作来激发和帮助指导进一步的研究。
