Telemedicine and diabetes.
Telecommunication technology has reached a maturity which can effectively support the promotion of health, prevention and management of diseases and rehabilitation. To achieve effective support harmonization and interoperability of technologies are main requirements. This article tries to point out how interoperability is being met and how the requirements are being applied using DIABCARD as an example. DIABCARD has developed a chip card based medical information system for the care of persons with diabetes.
Engelbrecht
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GSF-MEDIS Institute, Neuherberg, Germany. engel@gsf.de
Hildebrand
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D016494:Computer Security; D003219:Confidentiality; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*