Barriers to the normalization of telemedicine in a healthcare system model based on purchasing of healthcare services using providers' contracts;Barreras para la normalización de la telemedicina en un sistema de salud basado en la concertación de servicios

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 397-402

  Roig, Francesc ^a   Saigí, Francesc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic models; Health systems; Information technology; Organizational innovation; Resources management; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SPAIN; TELEMEDICINE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONTRACT SERVICES; CONTRACTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CHANGE; SPAIN; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 80053101891     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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