[53574] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: PAIX
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jere Retzer)
Mon Nov 18 14:38:05 2002
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 11:35:56 -0800
From: "Jere Retzer" <retzerj@ohsu.edu>
To: <nanog@merit.edu>
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David Diaz >>>
Actually the way it seems to work is head over to the local server,=20
and the radiologist goes through several patients at a time, taking=20
not of any notations the techie made on the film. I do not think=20
most are emergencies or code blues, just someone coming in with a=20
pain etc. 5min probably wont make a difference. If they are really=20
showing those kind of problems then of course the doctor is called in=20
from home by the attending.
Still for remote clinics etc, it's a powerful resource. Maybe for=20
second opinions when something isnt clear when surgery is needed=20
immediately or not.
I also know that certain places do not have good health care like=20
indian reservations say in Alaska. This way an expert can really=20
help even if not local.
The internet.... it's not just for spam anymore.... ;-)<<<
In Internet2, we're starting to see the Internet used for real time =
distributed "tumor board" meetings. The way this works, you have some =
oncologists (cancer specialists) and radiologist, and the attending =
physicians for some cancer patients. The group consults on the appropriate=
treatment program for the patients. Using the Internet, it is possible to =
bring some pretty heavy expertise to the discussion, which is important =
for smaller communities that do not have access to these experts.
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<DIV>David Diaz >>><BR><BR>Actually the way it seems to work is =
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over to the local server, <BR>and the radiologist goes through several =
patients=20
at a time, taking <BR>not of any notations the techie made on the =
film. I=20
do not think <BR>most are emergencies or code blues, just someone coming =
in with=20
a <BR>pain etc. 5min probably wont make a difference. If they =
are=20
really <BR>showing those kind of problems then of course the doctor is =
called in=20
<BR>from home by the attending.<BR><BR>Still for remote clinics etc, it's =
a=20
powerful resource. Maybe for <BR>second opinions when something isnt =
clear=20
when surgery is needed <BR>immediately or not.<BR><BR>I also know that =
certain=20
places do not have good health care like <BR>indian reservations say in=20
Alaska. This way an expert can really <BR>help even if not=20
local.<BR><BR>The internet.... it's not just for spam anymore.... =20
;-)<<<</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>In Internet2, we're starting to see the Internet used for real =
time=20
distributed "tumor board" meetings. The way this works, you have some=20
oncologists (cancer specialists) and radiologist, and the attending =
physicians=20
for some cancer patients. The group consults on the appropriate =
treatment=20
program for the patients. Using the Internet, it is possible to bring =
some=20
pretty heavy expertise to the discussion, which is important for smaller=20=
communities that do not have access to these=20
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