Provider perspectives of telemedicine encounter quality

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4-6, 2005, Pages 397-416

  LeRouge, Cynthia ^a   Garfield, Monica J ^b   Hevner, Alan R ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology; Quality; Service encounters; Sociotechnical systems; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PATIENT CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 20344399377     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2005.006990     Document Type: Article

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