Distributing medical expertise: The evolution and impact of telemedicine in Arkansas

Health Affairs

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-243

  Lowery, Curtis L ^a,b   Bronstein, Janet M ^c   Benton, Tina L ^b   Fletcher, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines Education and Learning System (ANGELS)   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; MALE; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ARKANSAS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84893606356     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1001     Document Type: Article

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