Technology and managed care: Patient benefits of telemedicine in a rural health care network

Health Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 559-573

  Berman, Matthew ^a   Fenaughty, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b Dept of Health and Social Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Managed care; Random utility model; Rationed markets; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECOMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALASKA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 20444417757     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.952     Document Type: Article

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