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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Health ›› 2018, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (1): 3-8.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-3755.2018.01.002

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To attach importance to the application of information technology to promote tuberculosis prevention and control

Sheng-yuan LIU,Wei-guo TAN,Ya-rui YANG,Hong-yun GUAN,Jun-hao SHAO,Min-min ZHU,Xu-jun GUO,Wei-ye YU()   

  1. Shenzhen Nanshan Center for Chronic Disease Control,Shenzhen 518054,China
  • Received:2018-03-11 Online:2018-03-30 Published:2018-07-24
  • Contact: Wei-ye YU E-mail:daoren_000113@126.com

Abstract:

The new era of Internet + Medical is emerging, and internet technology is gradually applied in the field of tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control, which provides a solid technical support for TB mobile medical care. A number of studies show that the application of fixed-line video telephony technology, computer equipment network video technology, website platform, public information resource bank, short message service/voice techno-logy, application (APP), global positioning system (GPS), electronic medicine box technology, laboratory information system (LIS), geographic information system (GIS), hospital information system (HIS) and other internet technologies in the field of TB prevention and control plays an active role in realizing the reasonable distribution of medical resources, improving the working efficiency of medical staff and optimizing the diagnosis and treatment of patients. The author teases out the literature report on the application of internet technology in the field of TB prevention and control, and carries on related elaboration, to provide reference for the Internet + TB prevention and control research in China.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Computer communication networks, Information management, Medical informatics applications, Comment