Telephone medical consults answer the call for accessible, affordable, and convenient healthcare

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-223

  Gingrich, Newt ^a   Boxer, Richard ^a   Brooks, Byron ^a  

^a Center for Health Transformation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; HEALTH CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT MONITORING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONVENIENT HEALTHCARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RISING COSTS; TELEPHONE MEDICAL CONSULTS;

TELEMEDICINE;

CONSUMER; COST CONTROL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TEXAS;

EID: 42449141984     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2008.9983     Document Type: Review

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