Practice Challenges of Intensive Care Unit Telemedicine

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 319-334

  Rogove, Herb ^a   Stetina, Kory ^b  

^a C3O Telemedicine   (United States)

^b Torch Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Billing; Coding; Medical license portability; Reimbursement; Telehealth; TeleICU; Telemedicine; Telemedicine credentialing

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAW; LICENSING; MEDICAID; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; ECONOMICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925656154     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: 15578232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2014.12.009     Document Type: Review

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