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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... Read more...
Mobile health featured at CTIA Wireless 2010
CTIA Wireless 2010 kicks off today in Las Vegas, and though FierceMobileHealthcare isn't there for the 25th annual event, mobile health and wellness products will have a prominent presence. On the... Read more...
Geriatric practice keeps patients at home with wireless monitoring
"How ironic that it was technology that caused home visits by physicians to go away, and now it's technology that makes it possible for us to treat homebound patients," Dr. Tom Cornwell tells the... Read more...
Lahey Clinic turns to robots in face of specialist shortage
A shortage of critical care physicians and other specialists at community hospitals has led the Lahey Clinic to provide telemedicine robots to under-staffed facilities in Massachusetts and Bermuda. A... Read more...
