[Can costs be lowered by post-hospital patient management with telecare].
The idea of Televisite is to equip the patients with a camera and a communication panel at the time of their discharge from the hospital. In that way patients and physicians are able to continue the treatment and the rehabilitation program. An easy to handle interface helps the patient to answer simple questions or to send voice recordings, pictures or videos via a service centre to the doctor in attendance. This concept has the great advantage that the patients has to visit the physician in the office or in the hospital only when absolute required. Routine checks can be done by telecommunication. Thus the efficiency of the system may significantly contribute to lower costs in the health care system.
Clasbrummel
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BG-Kliniken Bergmannsheil, Universitätsklinik, Forschungsgruppe Telemedizin, Bochum, Deutschland. bernhard.clasbrummel@ruhr-universität-bochum.de
Schmitz
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Bolz
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A
Muhr
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G
D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000191:economics*; D017046:Cost Savings; D005858:Germany; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000191:economics*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics*