Cost-effectiveness of store-and-forward teledermatology: A systematic review

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 702-708

  Snoswell, Centaine ^a   Finnane, Anna ^a   Janda, Monika ^a,b   Soyer, H Peter ^a,c   Whitty, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DERMATOLOGIST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACE TO FACE CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; STORE AND FORWARD TELEDERMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEDERMATOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; TRIAGE;

EID: 84975147967     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0525     Document Type: Review

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