Home telecare in the United States.
Telecare has the potential--to extend home-care services normally delivered by conventional means. In the USA, government reductions in health-care financing have been matched by a growing interest, on the part of commercial health-care insurers, in cost reductions and cost-effective care planning. This review identifies emerging trends in home care. Several telecare demonstration projects have been undertaken with patients with coronary heart disease and HIV/AIDS. These projects have attempted to develop new methods of providing cost-effective care for a growing patient population with chronic disease.
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D013686:Telemetry / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends