The impact of telemedicine intensivist support and a pediatric hospitalist program on a community hospital

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 760-766

  LaBarbera, Jaclin M ^a,b   Ellenby, Miles S ^c   Bouressa, Paul ^d   Burrell, Jill ^d   Flori, Heidi R ^e   Marcin, James P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Sacred Heart Medical Center   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

child; critical care; hospitalist; remote consultation; telemedicine; triage

Indexed keywords

INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PEDIATRICS;

CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; HOSPITALIST; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TRIAGE;

TELEMEDICINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OREGON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84885057235     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0303     Document Type: Article

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