Toward the development of national telehealth services: The role of veterans health administration and future directions for research

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-117

  Tuerk, Peter W ^a,b   Fortney, John ^c,d   Bosworth, Hayden B ^e,f   Wakefield, Bonnie ^g   Ruggiero, Kenneth J ^a,b   Acierno, Ron ^a,b   Frueh, B Christopher ^h  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) North Little Rock   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^e DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

National Institutes of Health; National telehealth services; Telehealth technology; Veterans Health Administration

Indexed keywords

FUNDING AGENCIES; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATIONS; INCREMENTAL INVESTMENTS; KNOWLEDGE BASE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY BARRIERS; SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS; SPECIFIC AREAS; TELEHEALTH; TELEHEALTH SERVICES; TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES; VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONS;

COMPUTER CRIME; HEALTH; INVESTMENTS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; RESEARCH;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 76349125337     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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