Development of telemedicine system using VPN

Abstract

 We built hospital ATM network in 1999. This network is infrastructure of telemedicine system, and two steps of fire wall and VPN (Virtual Private Network) are features. This time, we developed the telemedicine system how this network was applied. Primarily we considered that operation of this system was easy. Knowledge of network is unnecessary to users. Only they set a photograph at a scanner and select a sending point, and inputs password, they can share the medical information which is security through Internet. They can utilize this system as Internet terminal usually furthermore. We think that it is practical telemedicine system.