Cost effectiveness, safety, and satisfaction with video telepsychiatry versus face-to-face care in ambulatory settings

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 515-520

  Modai, Ilan ^a,b   Jabarin, Mahmoud ^a   Kurs, Rena ^c   Barak, Peretz ^a   Hanan, Ilan ^a   Kitain, Ludmila ^a  

^a Rehabilitation department   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c LEV HASHARON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT TREATMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

COMPARISON GROUP; REMOTE COMMUNITIES; TELEPSYCHIATRY; TELEPSYCHIATRY TREATMENT;

VIDEO CONFERENCING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPSYCHIATRY; VIDEOCONFERENCING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRY; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRY; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 33847747882     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2006.12.515     Document Type: Article

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