Cost savings from a telemedicine model of care in northern Queensland, Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 414-417

  Thaker, Darshit A ^a   Monypenny, Richard ^b   Olver, Ian ^c   Sabesan, Sabe ^a,b  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER THERAPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGIST; PATIENT ESCORT SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEONCOLOGY; TRAVEL;

EID: 84884318681     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11781     Document Type: Article

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