Teleneurology: Successful delivery of chronic neurologic care to 354 patients living remotely in a rural state

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 473-477

  Davis, Larry E ^a,b   Coleman, Julia ^a   Harnar, JoAnn ^a,b   King, Molly K ^a,b  

^a NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

epilepsy; headaches; multiple sclerosis; neurology; Parkinson's disease; rural health; telehealth; telemedicine; teleneurology; Veterans

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL COMPUTING; NEUROLOGY;

EPILEPSY; HEADACHES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; RURAL HEALTH; TELEHEALTH; TELENEUROLOGY; VETERANS;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ARIZONA; COHORT STUDIES; COLORADO; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; NEW MEXICO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900030264     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0217     Document Type: Article

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