Point: Should tele-ICU services be eligible for professional fee billing? Yes. Tele-ICUs and the triple aim

Chest

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  McCambridge, Matthew M ^a   Tracy, Joseph A ^a   Sample, George A ^b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILLING AND CLAIMS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEPTIC SHOCK; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053509281     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-1555     Document Type: Editorial

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