Telemedicine/Telehealth Description and Issues.

Describes telemedicine health applications, the use of integrated health systems that employ telecommunications and computer technologies in the provision of medical diagnosis and patient care. Analyzes policy issues related to possible expansion of health care access due to telemedicine; and consid...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1995-1996.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Medical supplies. Physicians. Technological innovations. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes telemedicine health applications, the use of integrated health systems that employ telecommunications and computer technologies in the provision of medical diagnosis and patient care. Analyzes policy issues related to possible expansion of health care access due to telemedicine; and considers Federal assistance, regulation, and legal issues.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.