Telehealth

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 377, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 1585-1592

  Tuckson, Reed V ^a   Edmunds, Margo ^b   Hodgkins, Michael L ^c  

^a Tuckson Health Connections   (United States)

^b ACADEMYHEALTH   (United States)

^c AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INTEGRATION; LEADERSHIP; LICENSING; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REIMBURSEMENT; STAFF TRAINING; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEMEDICINE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; LICENSURE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85031801240     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsr1503323     Document Type: Article

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