Telemedicine: A process enabler for enhanced healthcare delivery systems

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-19

  Lockamy, Archie ^a   Smith, Douglas L ^a  

^a SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Health care; Medical treatment; Service delivery; Teleconferencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992978558     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150910931433     Document Type: Article

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