The SUMMA project: A feasibility study on telemedicine in selected Italian Areas

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-269

  Scalvini, Simonetta ^a   Tridico, Caterina ^b   Glisenti, Fulvio ^c   Giordano, Amerigo ^a   Pirini, Silvia ^d   Peduzzi, Paolo ^e   Auxilia, Francesco ^f  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Direzione Generale Sanita   (Italy)

^c Health Telematic Network   (Italy)

^d Cefriel   (Italy)

^e ASL Milano 2   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Joint teleconsultation; Rural areas; Telecardiology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; JOINT TELECONSULTATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS; PNEUMOLOGY; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE SERVICES;

CARDIOLOGY; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL AREAS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOLOGY; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ITALY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 65349121846     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2008.0109     Document Type: Article

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