Introduction:
Teletransmission Technologies are finding more and more applications in medicine, and the benefits of such solutions for patients and health systems are becoming even better proved. In Poland, however, there are still some barriers which prevent such solutions from becoming widespread. The major obstacles are: lack of law clarity, limited technical abilities, financial effectiveness and payer acceptance. Independent of the barriers, the opinion of doctors on the telemedical solutions seems to be of exceptional importance.

Aim:
The aim of the research was to investigate doctors’ opinions on the use of telemedical devices, with particular focus on telecardiological solutions.

Material and methods:
The material comprises data gathered from 205 questionnaires, which were conducted during courses run by the School of Public Health, The Medical Centre of Postgraduate Education (CMKP) in 2012. The questionnaire was anonymous and participation was voluntary. Analysis of the results was quantitative and conducted with SPSS 17.0.

Result:
The surveyed doctors pointed out many benefits of the implementation of telemedical solutions; however, telemedical devices were used relatively rarely in their everyday practice. The major reasons indicated were: lack of financial funds, lack of regulation in financing such services and lack of proper infrastructure. According to the surveyed doctors, the availability of telemedical procedures in cardiology would considerably influence the quality of the primary care and the sense of a patient’s safety in practice. The majority of those questioned admitted that ECG should be introduced in the first instance.The second and mostly chosen usage was patient monitoring.

Conclusion:
Telemedicine is accepted by the doctors, which may trigger its acceptance by patients. In this context, it is of great importance to spread knowledge of the telemedical solutions in the medical community, including scientific evidence concerning the economic effectiveness and benefits for patients.