A guide to utilisation and sustainment of telemedicine: Answering the question, 'what is in it for me?'

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-107

  Seale, Deborah E ^a   Robinson, Sally S ^b   Berg, Bobbye ^b   Green, Alexia ^c   Esperat, Christina ^c   Walker, Glenda ^d   Ellisoǹ, Patty ^d  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buy in; Champions; Distance education; Partnerships; Relationship building; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; METHODOLOGY; MONEY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIETY; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 4344683545     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2004.004828     Document Type: Article

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