The development of a pilot telemedicine network in Scotland: lessons learned.
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2001-12-18
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A pilot telemedicine network was established in 11 sites using funding provided by the Department of Trade and Industry in the UK The main purpose of the project was to develop and evaluate clinical and educational links between central and peripheral sites in Scotland The results were very encouraging and clinical services were established in accident and emergency medicine tele ultrasound and clinical psychology An undergraduate medical teaching service was also successfully established All of these services are to be continued after the completion of the project Many lessons were learned during the establishment of this network which will be useful in future projects These included the importance of training for telemedicine users the importance of identifying a telemedicine champion the pitfall of health economics and the fact that services must be needs driven