STARPAHC - Operational findingsDelivery of quality health care to passengers of extended-mission spacecraft and to remote populations on earth (a major national problem) requires extending the knowledge and skills of the physician many kilometers distant from his physical location. The STARPAHC telemedicine system accomplishes this by using physician's assistants complemented with space technology in communications, data handling, and systems engineering. It is presently in operation and undergoing a 2-year evaluation on the Papago Indian Reservation, Arizona. Results have established its feasibility as a solution for remote area health care on earth, while providing information useful to the planners of advanced manned spacecraft missions.
Document ID
19760063073
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Belasco, N. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Pool, S. L. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Tex., United States)