Cost analysis of teleretinal screening for diabetic retinopathy in a county hospital population

Diabetes Care

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2014, Pages e252-e253

  Phan, Anh Danh T ^a   Koczman, Jacob J ^a   Yung, Chi Wah ^a   Pernic, Allison A ^a   Doerr, Eric D ^a   Kaehr, Mark M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; EYE EXAMINATION; FUNDUS CAMERA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDICARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELERETINAL SCREENING; ECONOMICS; INSURANCE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; INDIANA; INSURANCE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911942520     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc14-0929     Document Type: Article

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