Telemedicine use and the reduction of psychiatric admissions from a long-term care facility.
Copper Ridge is a long-term care facility that provides care for persons with dementia and their families from early diagnosis to end of life. A low-cost videoconferencing system was employed in the development of a comprehensive, integrated continuum of care for Copper Ridge residents by bridging long-term care with inpatient psychiatric care at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In this article, we discuss the Copper Ridge/Johns Hopkins telemedicine project and how its operation appears to have brought about a reduction in psychiatric admissions. Telemedicine projects using inexpensive technology over standard telephone lines can be successfully used in long-term care settings.
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Copper Ridge Institute, Sykesville, Maryland, USA.
Roques
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Hovanec
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Jones
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D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics; D000078329:Workforce