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The management of patients affected by chronic diseases impacts in significant way the resources of the Health System in developed countries. The traditional healthcare model based on periodic in-hospital visits leads to a high hospitalization rate, with consequences on patient's quality of life and on the expense sustained by the Health System. The key to overcome the limits of this model is to rely...
Imagine a world in which your medicine cabinet notices that you are due for a prescription refill and calls it in. A sensor implanted under your skin detects a fluid buildup in your lungs and alerts your doctor, who decides your heart medication needs an adjustment and contacts the pharmacist to change your dosage. Meanwhile, sensors in your toilet confirm that your body has adjusted well to your...
Remote telehealth monitoring has become a common practice in home health care in the United Sates. Further, there is growing evidence of the effectiveness of remote monitoring on patient outcomes. The Visiting Nurse of New York, the largest not-for-profit home health care agency in the country tested the impact of remote monitors on a sample of 132 patients compared to a matched control group (n=264)...
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