Care coordination/home telehealth: The systematic implementation of health informatics, home telehealth, and disease management to support the care of veteran patients with chronic conditions

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1118-1126

  Darkins, Adam ^a   Ryan, Patricia ^a   Kobb, Rita ^a   Foster, Linda ^a   Edmonson, Ellen ^a   Wakefield, Bonnie ^a   Lancaster, Anne E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic care; Home telehealth; Outcomes; Patient satisfaction; Veterans

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC CARE; HOME TELEHEALTH; OUTCOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; VETERANS;

HEALTH; HOSPITALS;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; TELEHEALTH; URBAN AREA; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELEMEDICINE; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149252340     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2008.0021     Document Type: Article

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