Abstract

As part of a pilot test, Cambridge, MA-based Harvard Community Health Plan has patients in about 150 households using home computers to receive medical advice and general health information. The system should better educate patients, improve quality of care and lower costs, according to its developers.

Authors

Bergman R

Source

Hospitals 67:10 1993 May 20 pg 52

MeSH

Computer Communication Networks
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Health Education
Health Maintenance Organizations
House Calls
Massachusetts
Organizational Innovation
Patient Satisfaction
Telemedicine

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

8491466