[Telemedicine. Information technology and health-care planning.].
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how the development of telemedicine has been in close context with the rapid development of information technology. The increased use of telemedicine has resulted in strategic planning by health authorities of how to increase access to specialist consultation. Overview is given of existing and coming telemedicine projects in Iceland. An important issue to be discussed further is to find telemedicine place in routine clinical service in the healthcare system.
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