title: Benefits of using telemedicine and first results in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
abstract: In October 1996 the Institute of Pathology with the Radiology and Ophthalmology Clinic of the university hospital of Sarajevo joined the experimental telemedicine project SHARED. Two months after the project began, dermatology, paediatrics and haematology were also included. During the first phase we had 40 teleconsultations that showed us the benefits of using telemedicine. Our opinions and the opinions of the pathologist in Milan were similar for most of the biopsies (78%). The total time required for the consultation for the first 40 cases was 372 min, or 9.3 min each, on average. The longest consultation time was 25 min. The largest number of images was 44 per case, the smallest four. Because of problems of infrastructure and lack of experts, telemedicine will be important to a small country like Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bilalović
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paties
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data