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VA Study Finds Home Telehealth Reduces Amount and Duration of Hospitalizations
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As reported in Telemedicine and Telehealth News ... Veterans with chronic conditions can manage their health and avoid hospitalization by using home telehealth technology provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in their homes, according to a recent study. The study found a 25 percent reduction in the average number of days hospitalized and a 19 percent reduction in hospitalizations for patients using home telehealth. The data also show that for some patients the cost of telehealth services in their homes averaged $1,600 a year - much lower than in-home clinician care costs.
The authors of the study in the current issue of the journal Telemedicine and e-Health are VA national telehealth staff members. The study looked at health outcomes from 17,025 VA home telehealth patients.
Read on at: http://tie.telemed.org/news/#item1744
ENJOY!
CC
As reported in Telemedicine and Telehealth News ... Veterans with chronic conditions can manage their health and avoid hospitalization by using home telehealth technology provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in their homes, according to a recent study. The study found a 25 percent reduction in the average number of days hospitalized and a 19 percent reduction in hospitalizations for patients using home telehealth. The data also show that for some patients the cost of telehealth services in their homes averaged $1,600 a year - much lower than in-home clinician care costs.
The authors of the study in the current issue of the journal Telemedicine and e-Health are VA national telehealth staff members. The study looked at health outcomes from 17,025 VA home telehealth patients.
Read on at: http://tie.telemed.org/news/#item1744
ENJOY!
CC
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