Telehealth: Aiding navigation through the perfect storm of diabetes care in the era of health care reform

Diabetes Spectrum

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 221-225

  Pearson, Teresa L ^a  

^a Halleland Habicht Consulting LLC   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; TELEHEALTH; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84892638750     PISSN: 10409165     EISSN: 19447353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diaspect.26.4.221     Document Type: Review

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