Long-term effect of home telehealth services on preventable hospitalization use

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 557-565

  Jia, Huanguang ^a   Chuang, Ho Chih ^a,b   Wu, Samuel S ^a,b   Wang, Xinping ^a,b   Chumbler, Neale R ^c,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions; Cohort study; Diabetes mellitus; Follow up study; Health services utilization; Preventable hospitalization; Rehabilitation; Telehealth; VA; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE-SENSITIVE CONDITIONS; COHORT STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDY; HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZATION; PREVENTABLE HOSPITALIZATION; REHABILITATION; TELEHEALTH; VA; VETERANS;

MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

HOSPITALS;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEHEALTH;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 70350455132     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2008.09.0133     Document Type: Article

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