Perceived benefits, barriers, and drivers of telemedicine from the perspective of skilled nursing facility administrative staff stakeholders

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 110-120

  Driessen, Julia ^a   Castle, Nicholas G ^a   Handler, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Skilled nursing facilities; Survey; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRIVER; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; JOINT; MANAGED CARE; NURSING HOME; TELEMEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 85047551628     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464816651884     Document Type: Article

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