A review of telehealth service implementation frameworks

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1279-1298

  van Dyk, Liezl ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Framework; Implementation; Model; Telehealth; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOLISTIC APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; METHODOLOGY; MODELING;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; TELEHEALTH; VALIDATION STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; TELEMEDICINE;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84893619320     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110201279     Document Type: Article

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