Telemedicine in Sweden—a diffusion study
A survey of telemedicine use in Sweden was carried out. The response rate by hospital management was high at almost 90%. Sixty per cent of hospitals were involved in some kind of telemedicine activity in Sweden, with a further 15% planning telemedicine implementation. In rural areas of north Sweden...
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crsagepubl:10.1258/1357633991932595 2023-05-15T17:40:17+02:00 Telemedicine in Sweden—a diffusion study Sjögren, Lotta Holm Sandberg, Carolina Törnqvist, Helene 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/1357633991932595 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/1357633991932595 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare volume 5, issue 1_suppl, page 63-65 ISSN 1357-633X 1758-1109 Health Informatics journal-article 1999 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1258/1357633991932595 2022-04-14T04:38:17Z A survey of telemedicine use in Sweden was carried out. The response rate by hospital management was high at almost 90%. Sixty per cent of hospitals were involved in some kind of telemedicine activity in Sweden, with a further 15% planning telemedicine implementation. In rural areas of north Sweden good links exist between primary and secondary care. In the more populated southern region good links exist between the county hospitals and specialist university hospitals. Fifty-four per cent of telemedicine applications were used for specialist consultations, 13% for consultation between paramedics and hospitals and 10% for rounds. Teleradiology was the most frequent service. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Sweden SAGE Publications (via Crossref) Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare 5 1_suppl 63 65 |
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A survey of telemedicine use in Sweden was carried out. The response rate by hospital management was high at almost 90%. Sixty per cent of hospitals were involved in some kind of telemedicine activity in Sweden, with a further 15% planning telemedicine implementation. In rural areas of north Sweden good links exist between primary and secondary care. In the more populated southern region good links exist between the county hospitals and specialist university hospitals. Fifty-four per cent of telemedicine applications were used for specialist consultations, 13% for consultation between paramedics and hospitals and 10% for rounds. Teleradiology was the most frequent service. |
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