Detection and remediation of medically urgent situations using telemedicine case management for older patients with diabetes mellitus

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 485-489

  Izquierdo, Roberto ^a   Meyer, Suzanne ^a   Starren, Justin ^c   Goland, Robin ^d   Teresi, Jeanne ^e   Shea, Steven ^c   Weinstock, Ruth S ^a,b  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^e Hebrew Home for the Aged   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Medically urgent situations; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; FENOFIBRATE; GLITAZONE DERIVATIVE; INSULIN; PIOGLITAZONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC DIET; DIETITIAN; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EMERGENCY PATIENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SIDE EFFECT; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 34547686718     PISSN: 11766336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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