The role of the Department of Defense in PACS and telemedicine research and development.
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has played a leading role in the movement of digital imaging, picture archiving and communications systems, and more recently telemedicine with its associated technologies into the mainstream of healthcare. Beginning in the 1980s with domestic implementations, and followed in the 1990s by both small and large-scale military deployments, these technologies have been put into action with varying degrees of success. These efforts however, have always served as a guidepost for similar civilian efforts and the establishment of a marketplace for the technologies. This paper examines the history of the DOD's role in these areas, the projects and programs established, assessing their current state of development and identifying the future direction of the DOD's research and implementation efforts in telemedicine and advanced medical technologies.
Mogel
Greg T
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Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mail Stop 81, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. xrad2@alltel.net
D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000639:trends*; D019112:Teleradiology / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States; D037041:United States Government Agencies