title: Telemedicine--bringing the specialist to the patient.
abstract: Today, a rural or off-site clinic, staffed with advanced practice nurses, can interact with physicians and patients via telecommunications. Telemedicine links regional, national and international markets. This two-way, audiovisual interaction brings the specialist to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Fishman Associates, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D008511:Medicine; D011330:Prisons; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D019035:Rural Health Services; D013038:Specialization; D017216:Telemedicine; D014218:Triage