The potential impact of home telecare on clinical practice.
Home telecare, in which the health status of patients at home is monitored remotely, has the potential to improve care and reduce costs. Its widespread implementation would require fundamental changes in the healthcare system.
Celler
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BG
Centre for Health Telematics, University of New South Wales, Sydney. B.Celler@unsw.edu.au
Lovell
N H
NH
Chan
D K
DK
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