title: Telemedicine in Russia.
abstract: There are quite a number of the Russian medical institutions using different telemedicine technologies. There are also several telehealth networks created around the scientific medical centers and large hospitals. They use store-and-forward technology and real-time video conferencing over ISDN and IP-channels. Quality issues, management and legal issues, integration and financing issues, future development of the Russian telehealth networks are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Russian Government Medical Center, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Radik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eltchiyan
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Emelin
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fedorov
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mironov
authors.forename: Valery
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stoliar
mesh_terms: D005380:Financing, Government; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012426:Russia; D018511:Systems Integration; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration