Title :
Tele-homecare: telemedicine in home health care
Author :
Finkelstein, S.M. ; Speedie, S. ; Hoff, M. ; Demiris, G.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Med. & Pathology, Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
A telemedicine program combining videoconferencing, Internet access and physiological home monitoring provides virtual visits between homebound patients and home health care providers. These visits should improve home care, reduce cost, increase access, and improve patient satisfaction
Keywords :
Internet; cost-benefit analysis; health care; patient monitoring; teleconferencing; telemedicine; Internet access; access; cost reduction; home health care; home health care providers; homebound patients; patient satisfaction; physiological home monitoring; tele-homecare; telemedicine; videoconferencing; virtual visits; Biomedical monitoring; Condition monitoring; Costs; Focusing; Internet; Medical services; Patient monitoring; Recruitment; Teleconferencing; Telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803836
