Assessment of Utilization and Cost-Effectiveness of Telemedicine Program in Western Regions of China: A 12-Year Study of 249 Hospitals Across 112 Cities

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 909-920

  Wang, Ting Ting ^a   Li, Jin Mei ^a   Zhu, Cai Rong ^b   Hong, Zhen ^a,c   An, Dong Mei ^a   Yang, Hong Yu ^a   Ren, Jie Chuan ^a   Zou, Xue Mei ^a   Huang, Cheng ^a   Chi, Xiao Sa ^a   Chen, Jia Ni ^a   Wang, Wen Zhi ^d   Xu, Cai Gang ^a   He, Li ^a   Li, Wei Min ^a   Zhou, Dong ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

costeffectiveness; tele consultation; telehealth; telemedicine; Western China

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT TREATMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HEALTH CARE MODELING; HEALTHCARE DELIVERY; TELE-CONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE NETWORKS; TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM; URBAN AND RURAL AREAS; WESTERN CHINA;

TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995467849     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2015.0213     Document Type: Article

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