State of telehealth

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 375, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 154-161

  Ray Dorsey, E ^a   Topol, Eric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL LIABILITY; LICENSING; MEDICAID; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TELEHEALTH; ECONOMICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84978428033     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1601705     Document Type: Review

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