Veterans Affairs Telemedicine: Bringing Urologic Care to Remote Clinics

Urology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 255-261

  Chu, Stephanie ^a   Boxer, Richard ^a,b   Madison, Pauline ^b   Kleinman, Leonard ^b   Skolarus, Ted ^b,c   Altman, Lisa ^b   Bennett, Carol ^a,b   Shelton, Jeremy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REMOTE CLINIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UROLOGICAL CARE; VETERAN; VIDEOCONFERENCING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; RURAL POPULATION; TELECONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; UROLOGIC DISEASES; VERY ELDERLY; VETERANS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; UROLOGIC DISEASES; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84939775726     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2015.04.038     Document Type: Article

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