Congestive heart failure doesn't have to be a money-loser; costs cut 78% at medical center.
$367,526 saved in 6 months with home health monitor. UIC Medical Center in Chicago is saving big dollars with a physician-invented home health monitor that has slashed readmissions among costly congestive heart failure patients. Now with FDA approval, the device can help other health care providers to offer an ounce of prevention--instead of a costly pound of cure.
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