Using eVisit to Reduce Patient Referrals to Clinics and Physician Offices: A Safe Way for Controlling COVID-19 Outbreak

authors:

avatar Nasim Aslani ORCID 1 , avatar Ali Garavand ORCID 2 , *

Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Department of Health Information Management and Technology, School of Alied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

how to cite: Aslani N, Garavand A. Using eVisit to Reduce Patient Referrals to Clinics and Physician Offices: A Safe Way for Controlling COVID-19 Outbreak. Health Scope. 2020;9(3):e103769. https://doi.org/10.5812/jhealthscope.103769.

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