Telemedicine, telehealth, and mobile health applications that work: Opportunities and barriers

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 183-187

  Weinstein, Ronald S ^a,b   Lopez, Ana Maria ^a,b,c   Joseph, Bellal A ^a,c   Erps, Kristine A ^a   Holcomb, Michael ^a   Barker, Gail P ^a,b   Krupinski, Elizabeth A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Credentialing; Disruptive innovation; ECHO programs; Licensure; mHealth; Mobile health; Reimbursement; Rural medicine; Telehealth; Telemedicine; Telestroke

Indexed keywords

CREDENTIALING; DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION; ECHO PROGRAMS; LICENSURE; MHEALTH; MOBILE HEALTH; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL MEDICINE; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; TELESTROKE;

CELLULAR PHONE; CREDENTIALING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84894369773     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.09.032     Document Type: Review

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