Project ECHO: The Specialist Will See You Now

SEE ARTICLE ON PAGE 2317 The American Telemedicine Association defines telemedicine as the “remote delivery of health care services and clinical information using telecommunications technology.” The first article on telemedicine was published in 1962, but widespread use would have to wait for broad availability of interconnected computers around 30 years later. Even in the 1990s, teleconferencing required two dedicated phone lines and expensive...