The impact of teleradiology in the United States over the last decade: driving consolidation and commoditization of radiologists and radiology services

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 457-460

  Boland, G W L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; TELERADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INTERNET; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; PATIENT ADVOCACY; RADIOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELERADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63449112364     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.11.010     Document Type: Editorial

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