IEEE experts say that telemedicine technology is ready, but the scope of deployment needs to be further expanded to meet the explosive demand for medical services around the world

The IEEE strives to foster collaboration between technologists and clinicians to ensure successful telemedicine services in real-world environments.

Beijing, China, July 27, 2011 – The world's largest alliance of technical experts, IEEE, said recently that telemedicine is technically ready to meet the growing demand for access to health care services in remote areas of developing countries and around the world. However, the widespread use of telemedicine requires further collaboration between technical experts and clinicians to ensure that commitments are made in a real-world environment that allows millions of people to access medical services and bring tangible benefits to patients. .

Dr. Yongmin Kim, professor of bioengineering and electrical engineering at the University of Washington, USA, said: "From the faster wireless networks to mobile imaging applications to biosensors, technologies for telemedicine services are in place. But it's not enough to drive telemedicine through technology innovation alone. We must now make it easier for healthcare providers to apply these technologies in a variety of healthcare environments."

Dr. Zhang Yuanting, IEEE's highest-level member (Fellow), chairman of the BHI2012 conference and founding director of biomedical engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, pointed out: "The deployment of telemedicine is a complex process because it involves not only technological innovation, standards development, clinical support, but also It involves government health policies, regulations, and compensation. Telemedicine innovation not only focuses on the collection, transmission, processing, storage, and retrieval (P-STAR) in biomedical and health information, but also expands the scope of telemedicine deployment. This requires not only an interdisciplinary approach to examining its clinical efficacy, safety, economics, and the effectiveness of telemedicine on the quality and accessibility of care, but also the development of policies, standards and business models for telemedicine."

Dr. Yadin David, a senior member of the IEEE and founder of the Center for Telemedicine and Electronic Medical Law in Washington, DC, suggested that medical providers and technologists should agree on the minimum system performance standards required for telemedicine networks and platforms, and draft a related generic Technical glossary. He pointed out: "The medical provider will see a technical description of the heart pump or X-ray machine to see if it can meet the patient's need for quality care. But, for example, radiologists, how can they make a simple understanding of the pixel resolution of a video device? Or compress the professional vocabulary so that it can clearly see the details in the image and diagnose it more accurately? We need to convert the technical standards into the clinical field, making it easier for medical providers to achieve the relationship between the two."

In this regard, the IEEE is actively working to increase the popularity of telemedicine by bringing telemedicine technologists together with clinicians who must use these technologies effectively to encourage them to collaborate as necessary. On October 16-18, 2011, the IEEE will hold a medical technology conference with the American Medical Association in Boston. As a leading event in the industry, the AMA-IEEE Medical Technology Conference will help promote mutual understanding between clinical and technical experts working on this topic.

In addition, the IEEE Medical and Bioengineering Association (EMB) International Conference (EMBC 2011) will be held in Boston, USA from August 30th to September 3rd. The conference will present a number of demonstrations on the latest developments in telemedicine, including wireless medical technology. , robotic assisted surgery and health information management. Another IEEE telemedicine event, the IEEE-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical and Health Information (BHI2012), will be held in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China from January 5th to 7th, 2012.

The IEEE Standards Association, a globally recognized standards organization within the IEEE, is also actively involved in the development of standards to provide advice for telemedicine. For example, the IEEE 1073 TM family of standards enables interoperable communication between medical devices and external computer systems, thereby enabling automatic and detailed electronic data capture of patient vital image information and device operational data.

According to data released by BCC Research, the global telemedicine market is developing strongly. The market size is expected to grow from 9.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2010 to 23 billion U.S. dollars in 2015. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) will reach 18.6% in the next few years. . Looking ahead, IEEE experts expect many technologies to play a strategic role in driving telemedicine adoption, including smartphones, wearable sensors and instruments. In detail, for example, if a smartphone is combined with a high-speed mobile network, it can be used to achieve non-invasive health status detection, such as blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. Further developments in biosensors, such as remote monitoring of patients' risk of heart attack, longer duration, and more reliable electrocardiogram (EKG) sensors, will further improve medical quality and access to medical services at minimal cost.

Dinesh Bindiganavale, an IEEE member and independent medical consultant, said that these innovations may benefit developing countries in particular. For example, in India, 70% of the population lives in rural areas, but 90% of medical centers are located in the Indian urban area. “Urban residents have always enjoyed exclusive medical services. Telemedicine is extending this benefit to rural areas, making it possible for people most in need of medical care to receive quality care.”

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