Wright D
ITU-D Study Group 2, Geneva, Switzerland.
J Telemed Telecare. 1998;4 Suppl 1:75-9. doi: 10.1258/1357633981931560.
This paper reviews some of the main conclusions and recommendations from the Report on Telemedicine and Developing Countries, which was prepared for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The report is the result of three years' effort by a group of experts in telecommunications and telemedicine from around the world. It provides an extensive survey of the telemedicine experience of various countries. It discusses the different types and applications of telemedicine, the technologies used, costs and benefits, trends, prospects for global standards, and provides guidelines and recommendations to developing countries for implementation of telemedicine services. The ITU study group which prepared the report is expected to begin some new tasks in 1998, including the identification of a set of pilot telemedicine projects for developing countries.
本文回顾了为国际电信联盟（ITU）编写的《远程医疗与发展中国家报告》的一些主要结论和建议。该报告是来自世界各地的一群电信和远程医疗专家经过三年努力的成果。它对各国的远程医疗经验进行了广泛调查。讨论了远程医疗的不同类型和应用、所使用的技术、成本与效益、趋势、全球标准的前景，并为发展中国家实施远程医疗服务提供了指导方针和建议。编写该报告的ITU研究组预计在1998年开始一些新任务，包括为发展中国家确定一批远程医疗试点项目。
