Morgan Jeffrey, Walker Shaka, Melaas David, Crane Maria, Bacahui Jacob, Boedeker Ben H
U.S. Army European Regional Medical Command, Heidelberg, Germany.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2012;173:294-6.
Telemedicine is the provision of medical care over long distances by way of videoconferencing and other communication technologies. Staff at Vilseck U.S. Army Clinic set up a 3-month pilot real-time tele-orthopaedic clinic to determine if it was feasible to extend Orthopaedic specialty care over long distances. A full time physician assistant was located at the patient site and an orthopaedic surgeon was located at the Landstuhl or Heidelberg site. Patients were initially evaluated by the PA. Complex consults were reviewed by the PA and Orthopaedic surgeon via telephone or VTC. Patients meeting possible indications for surgery were then scheduled for a VTC consult with a surgeon.
远程医疗是指通过视频会议和其他通信技术在远距离提供医疗服务。维尔塞克美国陆军诊所的工作人员设立了一个为期3个月的实时远程骨科诊所试点项目，以确定远距离提供骨科专科护理是否可行。一名全职医师助理驻于患者所在地，一名骨科外科医生驻于兰施图尔或海德堡所在地。患者最初由医师助理进行评估。复杂的会诊由医师助理和骨科外科医生通过电话或视频会议进行审查。然后，为符合手术可能指征的患者安排与外科医生进行视频会议会诊。
