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Title:
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A PATIENT CENTRIC eHEALTH SOLUTION FOR A DEVELOPING COUNTRY |
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Author(s):
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K.r.p. Chapman , S.m.k.d. Arunatileka |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-78-2 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2009 |
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Edition:
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2 |
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Keywords:
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eClinic, eHealth, Telemedicine, eConsultation, Rural ICT Applications |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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57 |
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Last Page:
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62 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This paper investigates the issues and challenges faced by patients in Sri Lanka, a developing country, with regard to
inequality of resource distribution and the existing eHealth infrastructure. In order to solve these issues, it introduces a
simple patient centric three phased eHealthcare strategy using an evolutionary approach which builds on the existing
infrastructure. In phase one, the main emphasis is on setting up of an eConsultation Clinic to link the specialist in a
general hospital in a city with a patient in a peripheral setting. This will consist of an eCare Clinic in a peripheral hospital,
a web-based eHealth record system, m-Communication system and an e-Consultation centre with a medical specialist. |
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