Tele-psychiatry: Socioeconomic Results and the Way Forward

Markela Psymarnou; Athanasia Karanasiou; Eleftheria Vellidou; Pantelis Angelidis

Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. Second International ICST Conference, MobiHealth 2010, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, October 18-20, 2010. Revised Selected Papers

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Tele-psychiatry: Socioeconomic Results and the Way Forward

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    author={Markela Psymarnou and Athanasia Karanasiou and Eleftheria Vellidou and Pantelis Angelidis},
    title={Tele-psychiatry: Socioeconomic Results and the Way Forward},
    proceedings={Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. Second International ICST Conference, MobiHealth 2010, Ayia Napa, Cyprus, October 18-20, 2010. Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={MOBIHEALTH},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={tele-psychiatry health telematics web based electronic health record AMC direct costs effectiveness},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-20865-2_1}
}

Markela Psymarnou
Athanasia Karanasiou
Eleftheria Vellidou
Pantelis Angelidis
Year: 2012
Tele-psychiatry: Socioeconomic Results and the Way Forward
MOBIHEALTH
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20865-2_1

Markela Psymarnou¹^,*, Athanasia Karanasiou¹^,*, Eleftheria Vellidou¹^,*, Pantelis Angelidis¹^,*

1: Vidavo S.A.

*Contact email: markela@vidavo.gr, support@vidavo.gr, projects@vidavo.gr, pantelis@vidavo.gr

Abstract

Over the past years, the scientific community has witnessed a tremendous growth of applications in heath care telematics. The adoption rate of web based practices was not the same for all medical specialties. Others such as cardiology were fast adopters mainly due to the “electric” nature of the standard diagnostic tools (electro-cardiographer) but others such as psychiatry are still lagging from adopting new methodologies. Now that ubiquitous broadband Internet access is here to stay the time has come to explore the potential of mental care services that could be offered over the web.

Keywords: tele-psychiatry health telematics web based electronic health record AMC direct costs effectiveness

Published: 2012-05-28

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20865-2_1