Regarding the development of telemedicine in Republic of Armenia
AbstractThis article looks at the prospect of dissemination of health services information, specifically via an electronic medium. Telemedicine is defined in the scope of the paper; along with the basic directions for the use of information technologies within the healthcare system; as well as the classification of telemedicine projects and their scopes. Telemedicine’s significant role in the economization of healthcare expenditures, control of possible epidemics in the country, organized rendering of medical services, decreased disease and death rates among the population, sustainable growth of healthcare professionals within the country, and continued emphasis on scientific research is elucidated in the article. The history of telemedicine, along with the current environment of telemedicine in Armenia and the world are described in detail. This paper proves the indispensability of the application of telemedicine technologies in the Armenian healthcare sector.
Keywords:e-Health, basic directions for the use of telemedicine, history of the telemedicine, telemedicine in Armenia,
Meditsinskoe obrazovanie i professional’noe razvitie [Medical Education and Professional Development]. 2013; (4): 42–54.