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Telemonitoring helps to lower blood pressure rates
With an estimated one in three adults in the U.S. suffering from high-blood pressure --which, when combined with stroke, costs the U.S. healthcare system $156 billion annually--it is imperative that
Telemonitoring fails to prevent hospitalization for elderly at-risk patients
Telemonitoring, a much-ballyhooed option to reduce the cost of healthcare and improve patient outcomes by reducing patient readmissions, doesn't keep older patients out of the hospital, according to
Remote patient monitoring market to hit $295M by 2015
New research from Frost & Sullivan predicts that remote patient monitoring will continue to play a significant role in transforming healthcare. In fact, it says the market for remote monitoring
SPOTLIGHT: Home telehealth, vitals monitoring cuts admissions for heart failure
A home-based interactive telehealth system with motivational support tools built in was able to reduce hospitalization rates by two-thirds, cut inpatient days by nearly three-fourths and
Trend: eICUs manage critical patients remotely
With 20 percent more ICU beds in place nationwide now than there were 10 years ago, it's been difficult to find enough skilled doctors to monitor them. One solution which is emerging is a new,
Remote Monitoring
Remote Monitoring
Monitoring chronically-ill patients remotely--notably those with diabetes and cardiac problems--seems to be a …
Qualcomm offers telemonitoring technology
Wireless technology giant Qualcomm is jumping into the increasingly hot telemonitoring market, releasing wireless mobile network technology which will allow consumers to monitor varied health conditions. Qualcomm is offering a line of cell phones which will integrate capabilities such as blood glucose monitoring. The phones, which will converge with biosensors and medical devices, will also be capable of tracking other health indices such as aerobic activity. To run the related network, …
Study: Telemonitoring seems promising
Home-based telemonitoring of patients with chronic diseases has a great deal of potential, according to a new study published this month in a high-profile health IT journal. To conduct the research, which appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association , Canadian researchers reviewed more than 65 studies published in the U.S. and Europe. The studies looked at home-based management of chronic pulmonary conditions, cardiac diseases, diabetes and hypertension …
ALSO NOTED: A new RHIO for Rochester, NY; Army simplifies med supply orders; and much more...
> A New York Blue plan is funding the launch of a new Rochester-area RHIO. Article
> The Army's medical communications division has deployed software that will make it much simpler for combat medical units to order supplies. Article
> Poughkeepsie, NY-based St. Francis Hospital has cut hospital readmissions for cardiac patients with new …
