Telemonitoring improves home health utilization outcomes in rural settings

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 273-278

  Golbeck, Amanda L ^a   Hansen, Dianne ^a   Lee, Kim ^b   Noblitt, Valerie ^c   Christner, Janie ^b   Pinsonneault, Julie ^a  

^a Partners in Homecare   (United States)

^b Home Nursing Agency   (United States)

^c Citizens Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOME NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 80051558778     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2011.100807     Document Type: Article

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