Table 6.

Routine telemedicine services at the five largest hospitals in Norway

Hospital	Clinical field	Type of service	Teleconsultations (2011)	Institutions involved	Year of establishment
University Hospital of North Norway	Cardiology	Asynchronous	250	Home monitoring	2008
	Oncology	Synchronous	90	Hospitals in other health trusts	2007
	Oncology	Synchronous	60	General practitioners and hospitals in other health trusts	2009
	Psychiatry	Synchronous	40–50	Hospitals in the same health trust	2009
	Emergency medicine	Both	5–10	District medicine and hospitals in the same health trust	2005
	Dermatology	Both	30–100	General practitioners, home nursing, and hospitals	1998
	Nephrology	Synchronous	98	Hospitals in the same and other health trusts	2002
	Orthopaedics	Synchronous	90	District medicine	2007
St. Olavs University Hospital	Emergency medicine	Synchronous	n.a.	Oil platforms	2012
	Pathology	Asynchronous	50	Hospitals in other health trusts	2012
	Orthopaedics	Synchronous	240	District medicine	2005
Haukeland University Hospital	Cardiology	Asynchronous	350	Hospitals in the same and other health trusts	2008
	Gynecology	Both	40–50	Hospitals in other health trusts	2002
	Psychiatry	Synchronous	10	Hospitals in other health trusts	2010
	Maritime medicine	Both	500	Ships	Early 1990s
	Surgery	Both	80	Hospitals in other health trusts	1998
	Emergency medicine	Both	15–20	Oil platforms	2009
	Neurology	Synchronous	20	Hospitals in the same health trust	2009
	Pathology	Synchronous	10	Hospitals in other health trusts	1997
Stavanger University Hospital	Pulmonary medicine	Synchronous	730	Home monitoring	2010
	Dermatology	Asynchronous	50	General practitioners	2012
Oslo University Hospital	Pulmonary medicine	Synchronous	500	Hospitals in other health trusts	2007
	Pulmonary medicine	Both	100	Hospitals in other health trusts	2007
	Pathology	Synchronous	2	Hospitals in other health trusts	2011
	Dermatology	Synchronous	4	Hospitals in other health trusts	2012