DocumentCode
3302614
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
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
36434
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5674-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803836
Filename
803836
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