Managing pregnancies, neonates, pediatric asthma, and CHF with the touch of a telephone.
There's a new and emerging picture of telemedicine developing, a technology that can now not only read a patient's blood pressure from a remote location, but gives nurse case managers the ability to assess surgical wounds and lung capacity for asthma patients. A device that operates on a single telephone line is making a big difference for patients and may become a valuable adjunct to disease management programs.
D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D019114:Remote Consultation; D013689:Telephone