An attributable cost model for a telecare system using advanced community alarms

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 63-72

  Brownsell, S J ^a   Bradley, D A ^a   Bragg, R ^b   Catling, P ^c   Carlier, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Pentyre PLC   (United Kingdom)

^c HET Software   (United Kingdom)

^d TeleLarm Care Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; TIME;

AGED; CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; CAPITAL FINANCING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST ALLOCATION; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0035231340     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1357633011936174     Document Type: Article

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