title: [Progress in geriatric care through telemedicine].
abstract: A constantly aging population leads to an increasing number of elderly patients. As a result, the treatment of chronic illnesses becomes a significant part of daily routine. Today's concepts in social services and healthcare require time consuming and barely cost-effective efforts for the special needs of geriatric care. The use of telemedicine offers a possible solution, because telemedical methods may help to realize improved monitoring systems for optimized and effective patient management. This report provides an overview of the scenarios and advantages of telemedicine in general. In addition, we provide information on practical experiences in a project on telemedical glaucoma management in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik des Klinikums AöR an der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Strasse, 17475 Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jürgens
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tost
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000639:trends; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends