Reimbursements for telehealth services are likely to be lower than non-telehealth services in the United States

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 497-500

  Wilson, Fernando A ^a   Rampa, Sankeerth ^a   Trout, Kate E ^a   Stimpson, Jim P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Telehealth

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; AMBULATORY CARE; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; REIMBURSEMENT; TELEHEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019109108     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X16652288     Document Type: Article

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