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For a country that can make optimal use of telemedicine, it must consider multiple factors such as cost, availability of resources and the level of expertise of the personnel involved.
The maindifficulties of telemedicine are cited below:
• Telemedicine requires adequate dissemination policy and its potential applications, to be generalized in a way that is accessible to the widest possiblerange of users who require it. Failure of this process could lead to serious problems.
• Possible legal implications but has yet to be tested in the courts.
• The depersonalization. Doctor patientrelationship more difficult.
• Bureaucracy: The use of telemedicine may require a radical change in the way they are granted and paid services.
• Excessive reliance on technologies that can beunreliable.
• Clinical Risk.
POSSIBLE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TELEMEDICINE
Acceptance of telemedicine and its future development will depend on a number of factors, among which may be mentioned thefollowing:
Like many people, some physicians may be reluctant to use a new technology they do not understand.
Very few insurance companies willing to cover the risks associated with telemedicineconsultations.
• In rural areas, the queries are very common and can be difficult telemedicine systems operate profitably.
• confidential medical data about patients must be protected against unauthorizedaccess. System may be used for encryption and password security.

• For best results, the telemedicine service providers should focus on the needs of health professionals and patients, and not try atall costs to adapt existing technologies to these services. Think more on the client than on the product.
• In some systems and telemedicine services, users must have compatible equipment at both endsof the communication link, which reduces the potential for interoperability and the benefits of access to various sources of knowledge that can bring telemedicine. Similarly, the lack of standards...