title: The U.S. Army telemedicine program: general overview and current status in Southwest Asia.
abstract: This paper presents and discusses the U.S. Army telemedicine support systems currently available to our deployed forces in Southwest Asia. Organization and structure of the support system are discussed, along with some of the business rules and policies developed for its use. Some of the lessons learned are directly applicable to any type of large-scale telemedicine deployment, civilian or military.
authors.affiliation: Headquarters, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5012, USA. Poropatich@TATRC.Org
authors.forename: Ronald K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Poropatich
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: DeTreville
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lappan
authors.forename: Cynthia R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Barrigan
mesh_terms: D001211:Asia, Western; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018907:Privacy; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019112:Teleradiology / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States