tailieunhanh - báo cáo khoa học: " How is Telemedicine perceived? A qualitative study of perspectives from the UK and India"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: How is Telemedicine perceived? A qualitative study of perspectives from the UK and India | Martinez Alvarez et al. Globalization and Health 2011 7 17 http content 7 1 17 H2 globalization 7 AND HEALTH RESEARCH Open Access How is Telemedicine perceived A qualitative study of perspectives from the UK and India Melisa Martinez Alvarez1 Rupa Chanda2 and Richard D Smith1 Abstract Background Improvements in communication and information technologies have allowed for the globalisation of health services especially the provision of health services from other countries such as the use of telemedicine. This has led countries to evaluate their position on whether and to what extent they should open their health systems to trade. This often takes place from the context of multi-lateral trade agreements under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation which is misplaced as a significant amount of trade takes place regionally or bi-laterally. We report here the results of a qualitative study assessing stakeholders views on the potential for a bi-lateral trade relationship between India and the UK where India acts as an exporter and the UK as an importer of telemedicine services. Methods 19 semi-structured interviews were carried out with stakeholders from India and the UK. The themes discussed include prospects on the viability of a bi-lateral relationship between the UK and India on telemedicine current activities and operations barriers benefits and risks. Results The participants in general believed there were good prospects for telemedicine trade and that this could bring benefits to importing countries in terms of cost-savings and faster delivery of care and to exporting countries in the form of foreign exchange and quality improvement. However there were some concerns regarding quality of care regulation accreditation and data security. Conclusions There is potential for trade in this type of health services to succeed and bring about important benefits to the countries involved. However issues around data security and .

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