Keys to a successful and sustainable telemedicine program

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 211-216

  Whitten, Pamela ^a   Holtz, Bree ^a   Nguyen, Lianh ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational success; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

DATA-DRIVEN; HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; ONLINE SURVEYS; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES; ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS; PATIENT CARE; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM; UNIFIED THEORY OF ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; TELEMEDICINE;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77953607021     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646231000005X     Document Type: Article

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