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Development of a wireless rural telemedicine network and management system

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  • Daoud I. Zatari

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This paper addresses the development of a low-cost wireless telemedicine network and a management protocol for rural Palestinian clinics. The importance of this work stems from the fact that there exist major problems, which include the distance between rural areas and cities, and the lack of a telecommunications infrastructure. The system provides rural clinics with access to medical specialists through a wireless connection to the internet using a cellular phone – a Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) through the GSM/GPRS network. Owing to the limitation of wireless bandwidth, the Patient Medical Record (PMR) is transmitted in a compressed and encrypted form. The data received are monitored and processed by the Centralised Telemedicine System (CTS) using the Telemedicine Rural Management Protocol (TRMP). Our findings suggest a considerable reduction in cases transferred to hospitals. Only 25% of the cases examined were referred to local hospitals, while the remaining reported cases received on-site clinical treatment. These findings were accepted by physicians and health service providers.

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  • Daoud I. Zatari, 2007. "Development of a wireless rural telemedicine network and management system," International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(2), pages 109-117.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijnvor:v:4:y:2007:i:2:p:109-117
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