Electronic communication improves access, but barriers to its widespread adoption remain

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1361-1367

  Bishop, Tara F ^a   Press, Matthew J ^a   Mendelsohn, Jayme L ^a   Casalino, Lawrence P ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

COST OF HEALTH CARE; ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF CARE; PRIMARY CARE; QUALITY OF CARE;

COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPUTER LITERACY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84884216533     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1151     Document Type: Article

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