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The Potential for Telemedicine to Improve Coronary Heart Disease Services

2001; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 7; Issue: 1_suppl Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1357633x010070s120

1758-1109

Keith Clough, Mike Mallinson, Ian Jardine,

Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

The potential of telemedicine to improve services for patients suffering from coronary heart disease (CHD) was explored. Key issues surrounding the delivery of CHD services in London were identified, such as a shortage of skilled staff, the need for appropriate patient information and problems with waiting times, particularly for diagnostic test results. Telemedicine has the potential to improve service delivery in each of these areas. It is unlikely that some of the targets for CHD service delivery set out by the Department of Health's National Service Frameworks can be met without the use of telemedicine.