Using virtual teams to improve the care of chronically ill patients

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 346-350

  Rothschild, Steven K ^a   Lapidos, Stan ^a   Minnick, Ann ^a   Fogg, Lou ^a   Catrambone, Cathy ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SELF CARE; STANDARDIZATION; TEAMWORK; TELECOMMUNICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE INCONTINENCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 4644356366     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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