Impact of telehealth on healthcare utilization by congestive heart failure patients

Disease Management and Health Outcomes

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-169

  Lehmann, Craig A ^a,c,d,e   Mintz, Nancy ^b   Giacini, Jean Marie ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Jewish Home and Hospital   (United States)

^c National Registry of Clinical Chemistry   (United States)

^d National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry   (United States)

^e American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; TELEHEALTH;

EID: 33745275173     PISSN: 11738790     EISSN: 11738790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00115677-200614030-00005     Document Type: Article

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