Telecardiology application in Jordan: Its impact on diagnosis and disease management, patients' quality of life, and time- and cost-savings

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Khader, Yousef Saleh ^a   Jarrah, Mohamad Ismail ^a   Al Shudifat, Abde Ellah M ^b   Shdaifat, Amjad ^b   Aljanabi, Husham ^c   Al Fakeh, Shadwan Ismeil ^c   Turk, Elias Emil ^c   Zayed, Khaled Ali ^c   Al Quran, Hanadi A ^b   Ellauzi, Ziad Mohd ^c   Al Tahan, Mohammad ^c  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c Ministry of Health Laboratory   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT; TRAVEL TIME;

COST SAVING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; LIVE INTERACTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMOTE AREAS; TELECARDIOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANS; WAITING-TIME;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERVIEW; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; TELECARDIOLOGY; TELECONSULTATION; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TIME PERCEPTION; TIME TO TREATMENT; TRAVEL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84911419302     PISSN: 16876415     EISSN: 16876423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/819837     Document Type: Article

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