Virtual visits - Confronting the challenges of telemedicine

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 372, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 1684-1685

  Kahn, Jeremy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LIABILITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REIMBURSEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84928710875     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1500533     Document Type: Article

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