Patient and provider satisfaction with the use of telemedicine: Overview and rationale for cautious enthusiasm

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 294-300

  Whitten, P ^a   Love, B ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare costs; Patient outcomes; Patient satisfaction; Provider satisfaction; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 30444455279     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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