Asynchronous virtual visits for the follow-up of chronic conditions

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 669-672

  Dixon, Ronald F ^a,b   Rao, Latha ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

e health; technology; telehealth; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MEDICAL COMPUTING; TECHNOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; WEBSITES;

CHRONIC CONDITIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC ILLNESS; CLINICAL DECISION; EHEALTH; MEDICAL CONDITIONS; PRIMARY CARE CLINICS; TELEHEALTH;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84903588173     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2013.0211     Document Type: Article

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