Changing the location of care: Management of patients with chronic conditions in Veterans Health Administration using care coordination/home telehealth

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Darkins, Adam ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33750251930     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.03.0029     Document Type: Editorial

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