A community perspective on quantifying the economic impact of teleradiology and telepsychiatry

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 194-197

  Whitacre, Brian E ^a   Hartman, Pamela S ^a   Boggs, Sarah A ^a   Schott, Val ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TELERADIOLOGY; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; OKLAHOMA; PSYCHIATRY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; TELERADIOLOGY; TRAVEL;

EID: 70350168708     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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