Policy on Rural IT

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#000099" vlink="#339966" alink="#99C999">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"> <img src="images/noleftg.gif" alt="previous" border="0" width="34" height="34"> <a href="ITPoli01.htm"><img src="images/rightg.gif" alt="next" border="0" width="34" height="34"></a> <img src="images/noupg.gif" alt="Up " border="0" width="34" height="34"> <img src="images/notopg.gif" alt="Title " border="0" width="34" height="34"> <a href="ITPoli_c.htm"><img src="images/contg.gif" alt="Contents " border="0" width="34" height="34"></a>  <p align="center"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capsepa.gif" width="600" height="10"></p> <h1>  <font color="#000099">Policy on Rural IT  </font></h1> <p> <center> <b><img src="images/itpoli01.jpg" width="350" height="492"><a name="_Toc334888292"></a><a name="_Toc335035207"></a><a name="_Toc335035446"></a></b> </center> </p> <p> <center> <b>POLICY ON USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE RURAL HEALTH CARE</b> </center> </p> <p><br> <center> Endorsed </center> <br> <center> by </center> <br> <center> WONCA World Council Meeting </center> <br> <center> on </center> <br> <center> 12 June 1996 </center> <br> This WONCA Policy on Using Information Technology to Improve Rural Health Care has been prepared by the WONCA Rural Information Technology Exchange (WRITE) a Sub Committee of the WONCA Working Party on Rural Practice. <a name="_Toc334888293"></a><a name="_Toc335035208"></a><a name="_Toc416068709"></a></p> <p>   <p align="center"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capsepa.gif" width="600" height="10"></p>  </font>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli01.htm">WONCA RURAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE MEMBERS</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli02.htm">ENQUIRIES REGARDING THIS POLICY<br> SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli03.htm">Executive Summary</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli04.htm">Recommendations for Rural Telehealth</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli05.htm">1. Preamble</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli06.htm">2. Background</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli07.htm">3. Community Partnership and Needs Assessment</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli08.htm">4. System Specification and Design</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli09.htm">5. Security and Confidentiality</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli10.htm">6. Implementation</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli11.htm">7. Impact of Telehealth on Rural Health Services</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli12.htm">8. Conclusion</a>  </font> <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli13.htm">9. Glossary</a>  </font> </table>  <font face="Arial, Helvetica">  </font>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">  <tr> <td valign="baseline" width="42"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capbul1a.gif" width="15" height="15" hspace="13" alt="bullet"></td> <td valign="top" width="100%">  <font face="Arial, Helvetica"><a href="ITPoli_c.htm">Contents</a>  </font> </table>  <font face="Arial, Helvetica">  <p align="center"><img src="../_themes/capsules/capsepa.gif" width="600" height="10"></p> <img src="images/noleftg.gif" alt="previous" border="0" width="34" height="34"> <a href="ITPoli01.htm"><img src="images/rightg.gif" alt="next" border="0" width="34" height="34"></a> <img src="images/noupg.gif" alt="Up " border="0" width="34" height="34"> <img src="images/notopg.gif" alt="Title " border="0" width="34" height="34"> <a href="ITPoli_c.htm"><img src="images/contg.gif" alt="Contents " border="0" width="34" height="34"></a>  </font> </body>