The effects of TeleWound management on use of service and financial outcomes

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 663-674

  Rees, Riley S ^a   Bashshur, Noura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; WEB SERVICES;

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS; TELEWOUND MANAGEMENT;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DECUBITUS; DIGITAL IMAGING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTERED NURSE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY; WOUND CARE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LENGTH OF STAY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 38349188604     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.9971     Document Type: Article

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