Cost-benefit analysis on the use of telemedicine program of Kosova for continuous medical education: A sustainable and efficient model to rebuild medical systems in developing countries

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 757-762

  Latifi, Kalterina ^a   Lecaj, Ismet ^a,b   Bekteshi, Flamur ^a,b   Dasho, Erion ^a   Doarn, Charles R ^a,c   Merrell, Ronald C ^a,d   Latifi, Rifat ^a,b,c,e,f  

^a International Virtual E Hospital Foundation   (United States)

^b Telemedicine Program of Kosova   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

continuous medical education; cost benefit analysis; developing countries; economic evaluations; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; COST BENEFITS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ELECTRONIC INFORMATION; FINANCIAL VALUES; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SYSTEMS; OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE DATA; TELEMEDICINE CENTER; TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING; TELEMEDICINE; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE; YUGOSLAVIA;

BUDGETS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 82455179517     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0102     Document Type: Article

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