Technical Considerations on the Use of Web 2.0 Application as Telemedicine Software Tool

Abstract

Web 2.0 application brings people together in a more dynamic and interactive space. It allows users to interact and collaborate with each other in virtual community. Instead of merely reading in the web, the users are able to contribute and share their ideas, responds and exchange materials in a real time communication. These requirements enable Web 2.0 to be used in telemedicine to support medical consultations, patient monitoring and counseling, radiology, continuous medical education and other healthcare services. To attest on this subject, we have proposed four Web 2.0 applications for the medical practitioners to be used as their telemedicine tool. This paper will then develop into a research on how Web 2.0 applications can become the alternative tool solution in telemedicine. Hence, it can reduce the cost of acquiring telemedicine software in hospital and bring awareness to the medical practitioners to use Web 2.0 application to carry out telemedicine in daily job.