Telehealth among US hospitals: Several factors, including state reimbursement and licensure policies, influence adoption

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 207-215

  Adler Milstein, Julia ^a   Kvedar, Joseph ^b   Bates, David W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; REIMBURSEMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEHEALTH; UNITED STATES; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSING; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLICY MAKING; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893589127     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1054     Document Type: Article

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