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There are no
current treatment modalities available though telemedicine. Information about preventive
medicine therapies are available, but not the therapy itself. Much has been written about
telesurgery, however there do not appear to be any near-term implementations for
telemedicine in general or for tele-preventive medicine in specific. Although the current
telesurgical systems are capable of remote surgery, too many issues about the reliability
of the telecommunications infrastructure upon which the telesurgery devices depend remain
unresolved. In addition, non-technical issues, such as social acceptance, cost/benefit
advantages, or actual type of healthcare system that would employ such devices, have not
even addressed the possibility of using telesurgical systems. Thus, the provision of
tele-preventive health will be involved collecting, analyzing and distributing information
rather than the therapy itself. However, information about prevention is more powerful
than providing treatment after the fact. Strategic planning
frequently involves scenario building based upon known technologies and extrapolation
to potential benefits, exploring resources required, likelihood of success and
consequences (both intended and unintended) of implementation of the technologies.
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