SWOT analysis of portable integrated remote medical examination chest for military medical support / 医疗卫生装备

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the internal and external factors of the portable integrated remote medical examination chest during military medical support to facilitate telemedicine service in the military hospital.Methods The self-developed chest had its advantages, disadvantages, opportunities and threatening factors analyzed qualitatively with SWOT method. Results The chest had advantages in meeting military and practical requirements as well as fulfilling military-civilian integration, disadvantages in deficiency of specialized mobile network, specific signs acquisition devices and mature operation mechanism, opportunities in national health program, military development and mobile internet as well as the threatening factors in non-unified interface standard,untimely policy issuing and unclear definition of responsibility,rights and interests.Conclusion Considerations have to be taken on internet application and policy institution to facilitate military telemedicine support.