Teleconsultation in geriatrics: Impact on professional practice

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 684-695

  Esterle, Laurence ^a   Mathieu Fritz, Alexandre ^b  

^a Universite Paris Est   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Care organisation; Clinical practice; Geriatrics; Professional work practices; Specialists; Teleconsultation; The elderly

Indexed keywords

CARE ORGANISATION; CLINICAL PRACTICES; SPECIALISTS; TELECONSULTATION; THE ELDERLY; WORK PRACTICES;

DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITALS; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TELEMEDICINE;

GERIATRICS;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COOPERATION; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TRUST; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

CARE ORGANISATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GERIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL WORK PRACTICES; SPECIALISTS; TELECONSULTATION; THE ELDERLY;

AGED; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84880040647     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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