Kaiser permanente Northern California: Current experiences with internet, mobile, and video technologies

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 251-257

  Pearl, Robert ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KAISER PERMANENTE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICARE; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING; VIRTUAL REALITY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; UTILIZATION;

CALIFORNIA; COST SAVINGS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; TELEMEDICINE; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84893597799     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1005     Document Type: Article

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