ABSTRACT

This book looks at the history and development of telemedicine and its effect on the medical profession. It includes advances in telecommunications and medical technologies that greatly have increased the reliability, resolution, and speed of transmitting medical images, changes that are have been affected by changes in the national and global economies and the support to rural hospitals during the 1990s.

chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|12 pages

Background and Foundation of Research

chapter 3|15 pages

Review of the Diffusion Literature

chapter 4|21 pages

Conceptual Framework

chapter 5|13 pages

Research Design and Methods

chapter 7|12 pages

Data Analysis, Findings, and Discussion

chapter 8|23 pages

Conclusions and Policy Implications