The use of telemedicine to address access and physician workforce shortages

Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 202-209

  Rimsza, Mary Ellen ^a   Hotaling, Andrew J ^a   Keown, Mary E ^a   Marcin, James P ^a   Moskowitz, William B ^a   Sigrest, Ted D ^a   Simon, Harold K ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICIAN; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; TELEMEDICINE; CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; MANPOWER; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PROCEDURES;

CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84934343918     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-1253     Document Type: Article

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