Title
OphthalNet Vienna: constructive quality assurance and resource optimization in ophthalmology.
Abstract
Significant improvements in the field of diagnostic methods and therapeutic options achieved during the last decade allow the early diagnosis, accurate follow-up and individual indication for the treatment with highly efficacious therapeutic agents in a wide range of ophthalmological pathologies. The burden on health care systems is extremely high, as treatment and diagnostic follow up has to be repeated in a regular manner. Whereas the treatment can only be applied in tertiary care centers (eye clinics), follow-up and management mainly depends on the OCT technology, which is becoming available at many field ophthalmologists' practices. This article describes the OphthalNet project, a network which optimizes collaboration between eye clinics and field ophthalmologists based on medical guidelines, workflow support and the future use of electronic infrastructure.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.3233/978-1-61499-397-1-156
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Medical Informatics,Networking,Ophthalmology,Anti-VEGF-Treatment,Medical Imaging,Optical Coherence Tomography,ELGA
Health care,Constructive,Ophthalmology,Information Dissemination,Workflow,Medicine,Quality assurance
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
198
0926-9630
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
8