A meeting of 21 CTOs from top technology companies has urged the ITU (International Telecommunications Union) to accelerate technical standardization work in the field of e-health.
The CTOs stressed that reliable, interoperable standards are key to providing patients and health professionals with the means to utilize remote consultation services, advanced ICT-based diagnostic procedures, and electronic health information services.
The meeting, which was held in Geneva during ITU Telecom World 2011, agreed that international coordination on standards will be vital, and that growth in telemedicine services will also demand aggressive roll-out of broadband networks.