Successful implementation of low-cost tele-critical care solution by the U.S. navy: Initial experience and recommendations

Military Medicine

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2017, Pages e1702-e1707

  Davis, Konrad ^a,d   Perry Moseanko, Alexandra ^a   Tadlock, Matthew D ^b   Henry, Nichole ^b   Pamplin, Jeremy ^c,d  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b LAC+USC Medical Center   (United States)

^c US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOLDIER; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEMEDICINE;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85018785893     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-16-00277     Document Type: Article

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