The impact of an online crowdsourcing diagnostic tool on health care utilization: A case study using a novel approach to retrospective claims analysis

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Juusola, Jessie L ^a   Quisel, Thomas R ^a   Foschini, Luca ^a   Ladapo, Joseph A ^b  

^a Evidation Health Inc   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crowdsourcing; Diagnosis; mHealth; Online systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROWDSOURCING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMEDICINE;

ADULT; CROWDSOURCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INTERNET; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84977577329     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5644     Document Type: Article

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