NDLI: Managing health systems in a globalized world: Telemedicine service improves access to pediatric cardiology in Cape Verde

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Velez Lapao, L. Lopes, M.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Ministerio da Saude de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde (Lopes, M.) \|\| WHO Collaborating Center for Human Resources Policy & Planning, Univ. Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (Velez Lapao, L.)
Abstract	This paper addresses the use of telemedicine to support managing evacuation from Cape Verde to Portugal enabling better quality and global cost reductions in the health system management. Cape Verde health system lacks many specialists like pediatric cardiologists, neurosurgery, etc. In this study telecardiology shows good results as diagnostic support to the evacuation decision. Telemedicine can also be used for monitoring patients in post evacuation, helping to address the lack of responsive care in some specialties whose actual use will help save resources both in provision and in management of the evacuation procedures. Additionally, with telemedicine many evacuations can be avoided whereas many cases will be treated and followed locally with remote technical support and evacuations will be more efficient, by reducing expenses in travel and accommodation, and therefore contributed to the health system improvement. This study provides some evidence of how important telemedicine really is to cope with both the geography and the shortage of physicians.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	8
File Size	287905
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781905824380
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-05-29
Publisher Place	Kenya
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	The Authors
Subject Keyword	Pediatrics Health Systems Hospitals Telemedicine Sociology Evacuations Organizations and Training Cardiology Medical diagnostic imaging
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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