• Specialty-specific statistics on activity levels, number of providers, technologies used and the clinical settings in which telemedicine is being practiced. It is comprehensive
• A 28-page master table with vital statistics on all 141 programs that responded to the survey; complete contact information; over 60 tables and figures; seven appendices; analysis and interpretation of results. It is usable.

According to the 1998 Report on U.S. Telemedicine Activity produced by the Association of Telemedicine Service Providers, the American telemedicine industry continues to grow at a brisk pace. The data indicate that while certain specialty areas continue to dominate the telemedicine industry —mental health, cardiology, orthopedics, radiology and dermatology—the types of facilities, programs, organizations, technologies and applications used to deliver these services have expanded and diversified.

Trends
While telemedicine is being used primarily for specialist consultation and second opinions, other applications are gaining ground, such as:

• The management of chronic illness
• Emergency/triage
• Surgical follow up
• Diagnostic exam interpretation
• Home heath care
• Non-clinical uses such as for distance learning, grand rounds, administrative meetings

In terms of activity levels, there are increases in both the numbers of programs and numbers of teleconsultations. Nearly 1/5 of all clinical activity can be attributed to prison telemedicine, which suggests problems with the current reimbursement structure, as well as pointing to the potential of telemedicine as a vehicle for cost savings at the state level. Thus, while growth is occurring, there are still questions about the distribution of that growth, and who is benefiting.

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