Appropriateness of Disposition Following Telemedicine Consultations in Rural Emergency Departments

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e59-e64

  Yang, Nikki H ^a,b   Dharmar, Madan ^a,b   Kuppermann, Nathan ^a,b   Romano, Patrick S ^a,b   Nesbitt, Thomas S ^a,b   Hojman, Nayla M ^a,b   Marcin, James P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medicine; Pediatric Risk of Admission; pediatrics; Revised Pediatric Emergency Assessment Tool; telehealth; telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEPHONE;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84937631685     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000000337     Document Type: Article

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