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Heart Failure
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Passive, telephone-based telemedicine is hardly common sense
It's hard not to sound smug when commenting on studies that beg questions that are obvious to anyone with a hint of knowledge about health IT, so I make no apologies for what I'm about to say: Duh!
Med schools, Cedars-Sinai test wireless monitoring to reduce readmissions
Five University of California medical schools plus Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles will study how wireless technologies and telephone care management can reduce the number of hospital
Study: Remote monitoring cuts hospitalization, mortality for heart failure
The expected boom in remote monitoring has been somewhat restrained by the dearth of scientific studies proving that such technologies can save lives and money. Slowly, though, the body of evidence
WellPoint, Aetna, Humana test wireless monitoring for congestive heart failure
One of the main barriers to widespread adoption of wireless home patient monitors is that insurers have been reluctant to pay for the technology. Granted, there isn't much scientific literature yet
'Smart' implantable devices can save lives, but docs worry about information overload, liability
How useful are "smart" implantable medical devices? "It's like having an office visit every day and a complete physical every week," University of Southern California cardiologist Dr. Leslie Saxon
Remote monitoring enhances case management for CHF patients, Aetna and Intel say
Adding remote monitoring to standard nurse care management can improve outcomes and lessen the need for hospital admissions for older patients with chronic heart failure, Intel and health insurer
Study: 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
