The State Duma is discussing telemedicine

Telemedicine offers used in clinical examination.

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Payment of telemedical consultations to include in the program of state guarantees for citizens of the Russian Federation, free medical care, said the chairman of State Duma Committee on Health, Olga Borzov ( United Russia ).

In recent years, becoming more widely available telemedicine technology, more than half of the Russian Federation have telemedicine centers, said the head of the profile of the Duma Committee.

At the same time, Borzov said that does not contribute to the development of telemedicine and the relatively high cost of equipment in the absence of dedicated funding for equipment. Practical implementation of telemedicine is inextricably linked with the provision of medical facilities in the field of modern equipment, consumable supplies, availability of personnel possessing the appropriate techniques, said Borzov.

Telemedicine is necessary to increase the availability and quality of medical care in view of the vast territory of our country, the presence of remote towns and remote places, the concentration of the leading medical specialists in major cities, the head of the Committee.
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