Telepsychiatry Reduces Geographic Physician Disparity in Rural Settings, But Is It Financially Feasible Because of Reimbursement?

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-94

  Hilty, Donald M ^a   Cobb, Hattie C ^a   Neufeld, Jonathan D ^a   Bourgeois, James A ^a   Yellowlees, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELEPSYCHIATRY;

CALIFORNIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INSURANCE, PSYCHIATRIC; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MEDICARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39149127343     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2007.11.010     Document Type: Review

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