Telecommunications in Rural America: Opportunities and Challenges for the Health Care System.

Puskin, Dena S.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Telecommunications in Rural America: Opportunities and Challenges for the Health Care System.

Puskin, Dena S.

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v670 p67-75 Dec 1992

Presents major themes dealing with the application of telecommunications to rural health care, such as barriers to rural health care delivery, cost effectiveness, lack of technology infrastructure, and human capital needs. Discusses distance learning and telemedicine for health professionals. Lists elements of a successful telecommunications system and describes examples of such systems. (KS)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Health Care, Continuing Education, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Economic Development, Health Services, Higher Education, Medical Education, Rural Areas, Telecommunications

Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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