The Care Coordination Home Telehealth (CCHT) rural demonstration project: a symptom-based approach for serving older veterans in remote geographical settings
Rural and Remote HealthPublished 1 June 2010Open access
Marilyn Luptak, Nancy Dailey, Meghan Juretic, Randall Rupper, Robert D. Hill, Bret Hicken
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Initial utilization and satisfaction evaluation data from this project supports the feasibility of employing a CCHT approach to serve medically-complicated older veterans in rural settings and could also serve as a template for addressing a greater range of healthcare needs among other populations in hard-to-reach settings.
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Initial utilization and satisfaction evaluation data from this project supports the feasibility of employing a CCHT approach to serve medically-complicated older veterans in rural settings. This approach could also serve as a template for addressing a greater range of healthcare needs among other populations in hard-to-reach settings.
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