History of telemedicine : evolution, context, and transformation / Rashid L. Bashshur, Gary W. Shannon.

New Rochelle, NY : Mary Ann Liebert, [2009], ©2009.

415 pages ; cm.

"Supported by the National Library of Medicine."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of technological foundations of telemedicine -- The health care setting : rationale for telemedicine -- The genesis of telemedicine : 1870 to 1955 -- The pioneering period : 1955 to 1972 -- Telemedicine comes of age -- The maturation period : telemedicine/telehealth initiatives across North America -- The transformation of telemedicine.