Effect of tele-emergency services on recruitment and retention of US rural physicians.
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2014-08-13
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As competition for physicians intensifies in the USA rural areas are at a disadvantage due to challenges unique to rural medical practice Telemedicine improves access to care not otherwise available in rural settings Previous studies have found that telemedicine also has positive effects on the work environment suggesting that telemedicine may improve rural physician recruitment and retention although few have specifically examined this