Title :
Telehealth-based collaboration among primary and behavioral health care providers in rural areas
Author :
Gantenbein, Rex E.
Author_Institution :
Center for Rural Health Research and Education, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA
Abstract :
Rural primary health care providers are often isolated from specialists, such as behavioral health care providers. Telehealth technologies have the potential to overcome such isolation and support collaboration among providers that are not located in the same community.
Keywords :
behavi-oral health care; medical home; primary care; rural medicine; telehealth;
Conference_Titel :
Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1381-0
DOI :
10.1109/CTS.2012.6261094
