Impact of At-Home Telemonitoring on Health Services Expenditure and Hospital Admissions in Patients With Chronic Conditions: Before and After Control Intervention Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemonitoring is becoming increasingly important for the management of patients with chronic conditions, especially in countries with large distances such as Australia. However, despite large national investments in health information technology, little policy work has been undertaken in Australia in deploying telehealth in the home as a solution to the increasing demands and costs of managing chronic disease.

Objective

The objective of this trial was to evaluate the impact of introducing at-home telemonitoring to patients living with chronic conditions on health care expenditure, number of admissions to hospital, and length of stay (LOS).

Methods

A before and after control intervention analysis model was adopted whereby at each location patients were sele

SUBMITTER: Celler B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5610354 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature