Preparing for the telehealth world: Navigating legal, regulatory, reimbursement, and ethical issues in an electronic age

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 405-411

  Baker, Deborah C ^a   Bufka, Lynn F ^a  

^a AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Privacy; Reimbursement; Security; Technology; Telehealth; Telemental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755219489     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025037     Document Type: Article

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