title: Tele-Cardiology for Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: The 'SHL' Experience in Israel and Germany.
abstract: Chronic heart failure (CHF) is an example of a disease that can benefit to a great extent from a combination of disease management, telemedicine and outreaching care by professionals. This article summarizes how experience has been built up since 15 years and how cost-effectiveness could be demonstrated in several studies. Tele-cardiology for CHF has proven it's value and is currently being applied successfully in Israel and Germany by SHL-telemedicine International LTD. The Dutch Ministry of Health has recently issued a positive recommendation to Health Insurance Companies to promote the use of telemedicine where feasible in these types of chronic ailments.
authors.affiliation: Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Dept. of Cardiology.
authors.forename: Arie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: Ronen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gadot
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalter
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D017216:Telemedicine