Alexander M
Health Communication Network, Essendon, Victoria, Australia.
J Telemed Telecare. 1995;1(4):187-95. doi: 10.1177/1357633X9500100401.
Telemedicine developments are intimately linked to the society in which they occur. Some of the salient factors are: the structure of the health-care system, especially its funding arrangements and the relationship between hospital and community care; the telecommunications network environment and business developments in communications technology; geographic factors of distance and isolation; and government policy dealing with interacting sectors. These factors are all considered in this review of the background to telemedicine developments in Australia.
远程医疗的发展与它们所处的社会紧密相连。一些显著因素包括：医疗保健系统的结构，尤其是其资金安排以及医院与社区护理之间的关系；电信网络环境和通信技术的商业发展；距离和隔离等地理因素；以及涉及相互作用部门的政府政策。在对澳大利亚远程医疗发展背景的这一综述中，所有这些因素都得到了考虑。
