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- Title
University of Texas Medical Branch Telemedicine Disaster Response and Recovery: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike.
- Authors
Alexander H. Vo; George B. Brooks; Michael Bourdeau; Ralph Farr; Ben G. Raimer
- Abstract
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) reports on its experience in applying telemedicine with hurricanes Rita and Ike. Although significant disruptions to a majority of UTMB's physical and operational infrastructures occurred as a result of Ike, its telemedicine services were able to resume near normal activities within the first week of the recovery period. This was primarily due in part to the flexibility of its data network, the rapid response, and plasticity of its telemedicine program. UTMB's experiences in providing rapid and effective medical services in the face of such a disaster offer valuable lessons for local, state, and national disaster preparations, policy, and remote medical delivery models and programs.
- Subjects
GALVESTON (Tex.); TEXAS; TELEMEDICINE; HURRICANE Ike, 2008; EMERGENCY management; MEDICAL care; HEALTH programs; UNIVERSITY of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- Publication
Telemedicine & e-Health, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 5, p627
- ISSN
1530-5627
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1089/tmj.2009.0162