19th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'06)
A Statewide Telemedicine Network for Public Health in Brazil
Salt Lake City, Utah
June 22-June 23
ISBN: 0-7695-2517-1
The use of modern telecommunications technologies like telemedicine and the internet it?s essential to decrease the centralization of the Brazilian?s public healthcare service, and to improve the access to specialty care in small-tows and rural localities. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation of a public statewide telemedicine network in the Brazilian?s State of Santa Catarina.
Citation:
Rafael Simon Maia, Aldo von Wangenheim, Luiz Felipe Nobre, "A Statewide Telemedicine Network for Public Health in Brazil," cbms, pp.495-500, 19th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS'06), 2006