A consortium of statewide healthcare and technology agencies recently launched the California Telehealth Network (CTN), the largest of its kind in the U.S. The new network is designed to provide both the traditional and advanced IT infrastructure required for the anticipated growth in telemedicine.
Sorely needed, CTN will bring specialized health and medical care to underserved rural and urban communities via broadband networks. Telehealth improves the quality of healthcare and helps reduce the cost of follow-up care by 40 percent. The telehealth network will connect more than 800 California healthcare facilities to a statewide medical-grade network of healthcare and emergency services.
Among the most advanced in the medical field, CTN is a peer-to-peer network, allowing providers to instantly share X-rays and other diagnostic tests and view treatments and procedures from distant emergency rooms or surgical centers in real time. Telehealth and new information technologies have been united to overcome healthcare shortfalls by bridging geographic distances, redistributing medical expertise, and creating exciting new venues for medical education and information distribution.
The CTN is being managed and led by the University of California on behalf of the Governor's office, with guidance from an advisory board consisting of experts from state government, rural healthcare, telemedicine and technology.
Serving the CTN network and others like it across the U.S. will be a whole new generation of telemedicine professionals. Specialists trained not only in traditional medical care but also in networking and computer technology. One example of people working in this field would be Telehealth Nurses.
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Alex A. Kecskes has written hundreds of published articles on health/fitness, "green" issues, TV/film entertainment, restaurant reviews and many other topics. As a former Andy/Belding/One Show ad agency copywriter, he also writes web content, ads, brochures, sales letters, mailers and scripts for national B2B and B2C clients.
Sorely needed, CTN will bring specialized health and medical care to underserved rural and urban communities via broadband networks. Telehealth improves the quality of healthcare and helps reduce the cost of follow-up care by 40 percent. The telehealth network will connect more than 800 California healthcare facilities to a statewide medical-grade network of healthcare and emergency services.
Among the most advanced in the medical field, CTN is a peer-to-peer network, allowing providers to instantly share X-rays and other diagnostic tests and view treatments and procedures from distant emergency rooms or surgical centers in real time. Telehealth and new information technologies have been united to overcome healthcare shortfalls by bridging geographic distances, redistributing medical expertise, and creating exciting new venues for medical education and information distribution.
The CTN is being managed and led by the University of California on behalf of the Governor's office, with guidance from an advisory board consisting of experts from state government, rural healthcare, telemedicine and technology.
Serving the CTN network and others like it across the U.S. will be a whole new generation of telemedicine professionals. Specialists trained not only in traditional medical care but also in networking and computer technology. One example of people working in this field would be Telehealth Nurses.
For more information on health careers, visit http://www.healthcarejobsiteblog.com/
Alex A. Kecskes has written hundreds of published articles on health/fitness, "green" issues, TV/film entertainment, restaurant reviews and many other topics. As a former Andy/Belding/One Show ad agency copywriter, he also writes web content, ads, brochures, sales letters, mailers and scripts for national B2B and B2C clients.
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