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. 2017 Jun 29;3(3):10-13.
doi: 10.32481/djph.2017.06.004. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Improving Access to Cancer Genetic Counseling through Telegenetics - A Bayhealth - University of Pennsylvania Initiative

Cara Cacioppo  1 , Neeraja Reddy  1   2 , Elisabeth M Wood  1 , Jan Jaeger  1 , Demetrios Ofidis  1 , Rishi Sawhney  2 , Priya Singh  2 , Kimberly Vidrine  2 , Harriet Pinkston  2 , John Shevock  2 , Angela Bradbury  1
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Improving Access to Cancer Genetic Counseling through Telegenetics - A Bayhealth - University of Pennsylvania Initiative

Cara Cacioppo et al. Dela J Public Health. .
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Telegenetics Work Flow
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Figure 2
Monthly Referrals to the Telegenetics Program at BHMC
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Referral Sources by Specialty
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Figure 4
Summary of Genetics Tests Results
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Figure 5
Videoconferencing Completion Rates
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