... via the Internet or video conferencing are the major ways that health care services are currently provided via telemedicine (Ashley, 2002). Coile (2000) notes that more than 18 million Americans go on line each year seeking health information and advice. The Internet may represent the next great frontier for health care (Coile, 2000). Maddox (2002 ... consultation for health policy, hospital organization, or even unique therapies for rare diseases (Edworthy, 2001). Health care providers and the public world-wide have increasing electronic access to scientific literature (Wallace, 2001). T...

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... health systems, as well as the legal, regulatory, and policy environment in which they operate, may have disparate and negative effects on minorities" ability to attain quality care. Much of the data regarding disparities are drawn from available literature and large national data sources, such as the U.S. Census and the National Center for Vital and Health Statistic. Where possible, data ... lack of culturally relevant healthcare treatment and medical information designed to reach the nation's fastest growing populations effectively. Both the delivery of and access to healthcare services...

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... hospital insurance coverage for rehabilitation after a stroke has resulted in shift of patients to long-term care facilities not staffed or equipped to provide the same therapies. Fuchs (1998) notes that in any one year, 5% of the population accounts for more than 50% of all health expenditures. More than one-third of all care is provided to persons over ... individual; we need to develop some common language or evaluation tool. What have we found? After an extensive literature review, Schuster, McGlynn and Brook (1998) reported that perhaps their most striking finding was the "small am...

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