Keywords:
eHealth, Radioprotection / Radiation dose, Professional issues, CT, Teleradiology, PACS, Radiation safety, Health policy and practice, Acute
Authors:
B. Rosenberg1, H. von Zanthier2, C. Rosenberg1, N. Hosten1; 1Greifswald/DE, 2Berlin/DE
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2012/C-2601
Purpose
Teleradiology is a telemedicine service,
which involves the electronic transmission of radiographic images from one geographical location to another for the purposes of interpretation and consultation (1,2,3).
Within the EU-funded cross-border telemedicine project Euroregion POMERANIA between 35 German and Polish hospitals prospective cross-border telemedicine concepts are developed to optimize regional patient healthcare.
Potential bilateral teleradiology scenarios in the border region of POMERANIA represent a win-win-situation for radiologically undersupplied populations in remote areas on both sides of the border.
Legal circumstances and professional obstacles in this kind of binational telemedicine application are widely unclarified.
Purpose of the actual study is the analysis of a legal framework for binational teleradiology between Germany and Poland.
Preliminary results are presented.