A brave new world: telemedicine and the facial plastic surgeon. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Telemedicine is defined by the American Medical Association (AMA) as "the provision of health-care consultation and education using telecommunication networks to communicate information." Properly used, telemedicine can provide rapid and easy access to general and specialized medical care. Most telemedical programs have focused on general medical care, but telemedicine can be utilized for subspecialty care. However, technical financial, and legal restrictions must be addressed before more widespread use of telemedicine in facial plastic surgery. This article describes the opportunities and impediments presented to the facial plastic surgeon by telemedicine.

publication date

  • January 1, 1999

Research

keywords

  • Surgery, Plastic
  • Telemedicine

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0032739147

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1055/s-2008-1064314

PubMed ID

  • 11816128

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 15

issue

  • 2