Military and VA telemedicine systems for patients with traumatic brain injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1017-1026

  Girard, Philip ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Manchester VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Care coordination; Concussion assessment; Distance learning; Home healthcare; Rehabilitation; Teleconsultation; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Telerehabilitation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CARE COORDINATION; CONCUSSION ASSESSMENT; DISTANCE LEARNING; HOME HEALTHCARE; REHABILITATION; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEREHABILITATION;

HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; TELEMEDICINE; WORLD WIDE WEB;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

ARMY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TELECONSULTATION; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN; VIDEOCONFERENCING; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CONVALESCENCE; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT; HOME CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; SOLDIER; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

BRAIN INJURIES; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; WAR;

EID: 65849417075     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.12.0174     Document Type: Review

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