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The UK Telemedicine Information Service (TIS)

The UK Telemedicine Information Service (TIS). Dr Jim Briggs Principal Lecturer in Information Systems University of Portsmouth, UK. History. Department of Health (UK government) commissioned 2 surveys: 1996 – Survey of UK telemedicine activity 1997 – Further survey of telecare

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The UK Telemedicine Information Service (TIS)

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  1. The UK Telemedicine Information Service (TIS) Dr Jim Briggs Principal Lecturer in Information Systems University of Portsmouth, UK

  2. History • Department of Health (UK government) commissioned 2 surveys: • 1996 – Survey of UK telemedicine activity • 1997 – Further survey of telecare • 1998 (October) – National Database of Telemedicine (NDTM) website launched • 2001 (January) – Telemedicine Information Service (TIS) website launched

  3. The TIS website • Contains information on: • Projects: pilots and full-scale services • Companies: providing products or services • People: practitioners or experts • Resources: books, articles and websites • Equipment: produced and used

  4. Database entries

  5. Website readership (per week)

  6. The BL connection • Collaborating since May 1999 • Telemedicine Information Service • Website • Email discussion list • Walk-in/telephone service at BL in London • Bibliographic lists

  7. The TIS website http://www.tis.bl.uk/

  8. Telemedicine mailing list • http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/telemedicine.html • Over 300 members • Typically 5-10 messages a month • Community building

  9. http://www.tis.bl.uk http://www.tis.bl.uk

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