title: Telemedicine standardization in the NATO environment.
abstract: As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has evolved its doctrine from that of strictly national medical support during operations to that of multinational medical support, the importance of, and the need for, telemedicine standardization has become apparent. This article describes the efforts made by NATO in recent years to begin the process of telemedicine (TMED) standardization within the Alliance.
authors.affiliation: Charles McC. Mathias National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Systems, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Lam@tatrc.org
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Ronald K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Poropatich
authors.forename: Gary R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D002959:Civil Defense / Q000592:standards; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D007391:International Cooperation; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare; D015022:Yugoslavia