NATO AMEDP-5.3 PDF

Within the scope of Telemedicine the requirements can be divided into 5 main areas:

a. Organisation of the experts (medical, technical and administrative).

b. User Access Devices² (UAD) and Medical Data Capture Devices³.

c. Minimum framework requirements for technical communications and other infrastructure to enable the transfer of data.

d. Applications/software to support and enhance medical outcomes.

e. Information management of the data generated during Telemedicine activities.

A Telemedicine capability requires solutions in all 5 of the above areas to ensure the delivery of a coherent capability. The interoperability of Telemedicine capabilities is necessary to ensure quality and continuity for a patient moving through a multi-national care pathway with communications from the point of care to the gaining medical facility.

² Such as laptops, tablets and smart phones.

³ For example microscopes.