Amazing World of Telemedicine
In 1966, the hand-held "tricorder" featured on NBC's new series Star Trek seemed as fanciful as traveling across the galaxy at "warp speed." But just 47 years later, enormous advances in infotech, biotech and nanotech are already turning 23rd century fiction into 21st century reality. What are the major breakthroughs behind this enormous progress? What will their development mean for the cost, quality, and availability of healthcare? What are the key opportunities and threats arising from this game-changing approach to medicine? We'll provide the answers.
