Table 1.
Number of Episodes of Service Using Telemedicine, 1998–2011
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MODALITY |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR | TELECONSULTATIONS | TELERADIOLOGY | TELEULTRASOUND | TOTAL |
| 1998 |
30 |
35 |
0 |
65 |
| 1999 |
70 |
987 |
0 |
1,057 |
| 2000 |
181 |
1,702 |
0 |
1,883 |
| 2001 |
361 |
1,828 |
0 |
2,189 |
| 2002 |
963 |
2,279 |
0 |
3,242 |
| 2003 |
1,714 |
4,718 |
0 |
6,432 |
| 2004 |
2,562 |
6,126 |
0 |
8,688 |
| 2005 |
2,683 |
7,976 |
0 |
10,659 |
| 2006 |
2,886 |
9,555 |
0 |
12,441 |
| 2007 |
2,677 |
12,422 |
0 |
15,099 |
| 2008 |
3,717 |
13,031 |
0 |
16,748 |
| 2009 |
3,294 |
10,565 |
0 |
13,859 |
| 2010 |
3,479 |
16,140 |
767 |
20,386 |
| 2011 |
3,235 |
15,389 |
1,174 |
19,798 |
| Total | 27,852 | 102,753 | 1,941 | 132,546 |
Data are from the Administração Regional de Sáude do Alentejo, I.P.2