This article discusses how technology can help family physicians not only keep up with the needs of their chronically ill patients but also increase the quality of their care.
March 2008
| Heinzelmann PJ, Kvedar JC, Kibbe DCThis report outlines chronic conditions in the home that information technologies are well suited to support as part of treatment, and the types of technologies available.
March 2008
| Deloitte Center for Health SolutionsTelemonitoring to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes (Tele-HF) is a randomized, controlled, trial designed to compare an automated, daily symptom, and self-reported weight monitoring intervention with usual care in reducing (all-cause) hospital readmissions and mortality among patients recently hospitalized with decompensated heart failure.
November 2007
| Chaudhry SI, Barton B, Mattera J, Spertus J, Krumholz HMThis study shows that elderly CHF patients can adapt quickly, find telephone-monitoring an acceptable part of their healthcare routine, and are able to maintain good adherence for a least 12 months.
November 2007
| Clark RA, Yallop JJ, Piterman L, Croucher J, Tonkin A, Stewart S, Krum H; CHAT Study TeamThis report focuses on how telehomecare and remote monitoring technologies have impacted the care of patients with diabetes, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
| Stachura M, Khasanshina EDaily information about patients' body weight identifies a high-risk period during which interventions to avert decompensated heart failure that necessitates hospitalization may be beneficial.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
| Chaudhry SI, Wang Y, Concato J, Gill TM, Krumholz HMThe objectives of this study were to develop and pilot-test a home blood-pressure tele-management system that actively engages patients in the process of care.
September 2007
| Logan AG, McIsaac WJ, Tisler A, Irvine MJ, Saunders A, Dunai A, Rizo CA, Feig DS, Hamill M, Trudel M, Cafazzo JAThe authors concluded that programmes for chronic heart failure that include remote monitoring have a positive effect on clinical outcomes in community dwelling patients with chronic heart failure.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
| Clark RA, Inglis SC, McAlister FA, Cleland JG, Stewart S.An Internet-based telemedicine system was able to closely monitor patients with HF, and surveillance through Internet-based telemedicine resulted in less hospitalization compared to control patients.
August 2006
| Kashem A, Droogan MT, Santamore WP, Wald JW, Marble JF, Cross RC, Bove AAThis article assesses the effectiveness of home telemonitoring in patients with class III or IV CHF recently discharged from the hospital.
2006
| Myers S, Grant R, Lugn N, Holbert B, Kvedar JThe authors found that blood pressure control in people with hypertension and the proportion achieving targets are increased when home blood pressure monitoring is used rather than standard blood pressure monitoring in the healthcare system.
Saturday, July 17, 2004
| Cappuccio FP, Kerry SM, Forbes L, Donald A.