title: A client/server approach to telemedicine.
abstract: This paper describes the Medical College of Ohio's efforts in developing a client/server telemedicine system. Telemedicine vastly improves the ability of a medical center physician or specialist to interactively consult with a physician at a remote health care facility. The patient receives attention more quickly, he and his family do not need to travel long distances to obtain specialists' services, and the primary care physician can be involved in diagnosis and developing a treatment program [1, 2]. Telemedicine consultations are designed to improve access to health services in underserved urban and rural communities and reduce isolation of rural practitioners [3].
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Vaughan
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Torok
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Andrews
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006801:Humans; D019114:Remote Consultation; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014584:User-Computer Interface