title: Expanding Telemedicine to Include Primary Care for the Urban Adult.
abstract: This article describes the effective use of telemedicine for the urban adult patient. A successful pediatric telemedicine program was expanded to include care for adults. The pilot program resulted in high levels of patient satisfaction, decreased loss of work time, and decrease in inappropriate use of the emergency department.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Markwick
authors: Kenneth
authors: K
authors: McConnochie
authors: Nancy
authors: N
authors: Wood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data