Comparing virtual consults to traditional consults using an electronic health record: An observational case-control study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Palen, Ted E ^a   Price, David ^b   Shetterly, Susan ^c   Wallace, Kristin B ^d  

^a University of Colorado Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d Knowledge Management and Implementation Support   (United States)

Author keywords

Consultations; Electronic medical record; Patient satisfaction; Physician satisfaction; Referrals; Value of information

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORADO; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84863452403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-65     Document Type: Review

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