The role of telemedicine in fostering health-care innovations to address problems of access, specialty shortages and changing patient care needs

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Rheuban, Karen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; STANDARD; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049194751     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135763306778393171     Document Type: Article

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