Walk-in telemental health clinics improve access and efficiency: A 2-year follow-up analysis

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 938-941

  Neufeld, Jonathan ^a   Case, Ruth ^b  

^a C/o Indiana Rural Health Association ^*  (United States)

^b Otis R Bowen Center for Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

costeffectiveness; evaluation; mental health; rural; telehealth; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RIGOROUS EVALUATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE CLINIC; TELEMEDICINE TECHNOLOGY; TRADITIONAL SERVICES;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; HEALTH; MEDICAL COMPUTING; RURAL AREAS; SCHEDULING; TELEMEDICINE;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889642831     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0076     Document Type: Article

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