Telehealth: Seven strategies to successfully implement disruptive technology and transform health care

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 200-206

  Schwamm, Lee H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPECTATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; FEMALE; FORECASTING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893599637     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1021     Document Type: Article

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