title: The U.S. Army Telemedicine and m-Health Program: making a difference at home and abroad.
abstract: This article highlights the deployment of telemedicine by the U.S. Army through the various echelons of care and in overseas locations, including range and scope of health services provided by telemedicine in a challenging environment. This is followed by a discussion of technological developments advances in mobile communications likely to change the practice of telemedicine in the military from limited fixed-point access to a highly mobile individual with handheld communication devices.
authors.affiliation: Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD, USA. rkp19@pitt.edu
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poropatich
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: McVeigh
authors.forename: Rashid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bashshur
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D008603:Mental Health; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013685:Telecommunications; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States