Telemedicine Service Use: A New Metric
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Telemedicine Service Use: A New Metric
BACKGROUND Policy makers and funding agencies require relevant information on current practices of the use of telemedicine infrastructure and services. Several metrics have been used to describe average use of telemedicine services. None are adequate. OBJECTIVE To identify and assess a new metric-consultations per site per week (C/S/W). METHODS To determine existing usage, all papers and ab...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Internet Research
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1438-8871
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1938