Telemedicine and Tele-ICU: The Evolution and Differentiation of a New Medical Field

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 2016, Pages e333-e334

  Becker, Christian ^a,b   Frishman, William H ^b   Scurlock, Corey ^a  

^a WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALPRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FEMALE; FORECASTING; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84996538101     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2016.05.045     Document Type: Editorial

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