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Rural Telemedicine Data/Image Transfer Methods and Purposes of Interactive Video Sessions

Affiliations of the authors: Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge, MA (AH, GG, CI); University of Colorado, Denver, CO (JG); Orange County Health Department, Santa Ana, CA (CM); Office of Rural Health Policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (DP).

Correspondence and reprints: Andrea Hassol, Abt Associates, Inc., 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. E-mail: andrea_hassol{at}abtassoc.com

Abstract A national survey conducted for the Office of Rural Health Policy in 1995 identified 558 participants in rural telemedicine; 499 (89%) responded to a detailed follow-up survey to describe type of use. While 84% of respondents reported using interactive video, only 25% reported access to e-mail for exchange of data. The challenge to medical informatics is to connect dispersed providers, not just with videoconferencing, but also with other information-sharing methods.

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