Teledermatologic care, the affordable care act, and 20 million new patients: Picturing the future

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-244

  Rubin, Courtney B ^a,b   Kovarik, Carrie L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN DISEASE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEDERMATOLOGY; VISUAL INFORMATION;

DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896067214     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.9603     Document Type: Short Survey

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