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Providing Access to Specialty Care for Severely Disabled Institutional Residents: An Academic Health Center Telemedicine Model
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 20, Number 2, May 2009
- pp. 415-422
- 10.1353/hpu.0.0148
- Article
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The UT Southwestern Virtual Wound Care Clinic provides care to disabled institutional residents in an urban setting. The program offers flexible financial mechanisms for residents of the facility to access specialty care. Telemedicine improves quality-of-life and reduces costs by minimizing patient transportation. The exchange of clinical knowledge benefits both parties.