Optimizing Patient Surgical Management Using WhatsApp Application in the Italian Healthcare System

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 718-725

  Nardo, Bruno ^a   Cannistrà, Marco ^b   Diaco, Vincenzo ^c   Naso, Agostino ^c   Novello, Matteo ^a   Zullo, Alessandra ^c   Ruggiero, Michele ^c   Grande, Raffaele ^c   Sacco, Rosario ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Annunziata Cosenza Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

communications; elective surgery; liver disease; patient care; privacy; WhatsApp application

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DATA PRIVACY; HEALTH CARE; SURGERY;

CLINICAL DATA; CONTEXT OF USE; ELECTIVE SURGERIES; ENHANCE LEARNING; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; LIVER DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; SURGICAL MANAGEMENT;

TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL);

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; SMARTPHONE; STANDARDS; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SMARTPHONE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84986915914     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2015.0219     Document Type: Article

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