Telepulmonology: Effect on quality and efficiency of care

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 314-318

  Thijssing, Leonie ^a,b   Van Der Heijden, Job P ^b   Chavannes, Niels H ^c   Melissant, Christian F ^d   Jaspers, Monique W M ^a   Witkamp, Leonard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b KSYOS Health Management Research   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Pulmonary medicine; Quality improvement; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONOLOGIST; PULMONOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; VERY ELDERLY;

EFFICIENCY; PULMONARY MEDICINE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY MEDICINE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPIROMETRY; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893806184     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2013.10.017     Document Type: Article

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