Puskin D S
J Med Syst. 1995 Feb;19(1):59-67. doi: 10.1007/BF02257191.
Rural communities have chronically suffered from a lack of adequate health care resources. Too few primary care practitioners and the need to travel long distances for specialty care have made it difficult for many rural residents to receive the care they need when they need it. Telemedicine provides one tool for improving this situation. As is often the case, however, telemedicine's potential has not been realized in rural America. Significant technical, regulatory, organizational, and financial barriers have prevented rural communities from benefiting from the technology. This paper discusses these issues and suggests a prescription for establishing successful rural telemedicine programs.
农村社区长期以来一直饱受医疗保健资源不足之苦。基层医疗从业者过少，且需要长途跋涉才能获得专科护理，这使得许多农村居民难以在需要时获得所需的护理。远程医疗提供了一种改善这种状况的工具。然而，与通常情况一样，远程医疗在美国农村地区的潜力尚未得到实现。重大的技术、监管、组织和资金障碍阻碍了农村社区从这项技术中受益。本文讨论了这些问题，并提出了建立成功的农村远程医疗项目的解决方案。
