<div dir="ltr"><div>I think its very exciting to see telemedicne applications being developed for this platform. But I also think you need to be very careful here. There are multiple studies on resolutuion of images and utility for various telemedicine purposes. (ie Still images from a 2 megapixel camera are likely mimimal for wound care, follow up, etc.) In that scenario, video at 1 or 2 fps wouldnt be very good for assessing wounds. I think Bob is on target when it comes to the value add of video when it comes to doing evidence-based telemedicine. </div>
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<div>For example, if you are assessing a movement disorder, or trying to assess non-verbal cues in a psych patient, this will not be possible at 1-2fps. It certainly adds a 'gee whiz" factor to "see" the doctor from the patient's perspective, but the value to the doctor in terms of diagnosis will be minimal in my opinion.</div>
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<div>That being said, the challenge is to find low bandwidth applications that make sense for patients and health workers and I think this will be very case-specific. Cudos to those seeking to develop them! <br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Benjamin M. Schwartz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bmschwar@fas.harvard.edu">bmschwar@fas.harvard.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>Bob Pyke Jr.,RN,CPNP wrote:<br>| It aappears to be interestimg. But if your doing remote telehealth you<br>need to have 30 fps for video.<br><br></div>I think this is a misunderstanding.<br><br>We are not talking about robotic remote surgery here, or anything<br>
requiring low-latency feedback. "Telehealth" in this context refers to an<br>interview between a patient and a medic. For example, a patient might<br>hold up an injury and ask the doctor if it looks infected.<br>
<br>In fact, for health applications, I would make the unusual tradeoff of<br>sending the full resolution of the camera (640x480) at high quality, even<br>if this means that we can only achieve 1 or 2 fps.<br><br>- --Ben<br>
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