title: The future of telehealth monitoring.
abstract: Among senior hospital executives, integrated health care delivery networks (IDNS) and managed care organizations around the country, chronic patient population management is fast becoming a frequent topic of discussion. More than 100 million people in the U.S. suffer from some type of chronic condition, an astounding number for the country's health and pocketbook. The objective with these chronic patient populations is to keep them connected to the existing care continuum, managing their health while at home, as well as to control their entry into acute care setting, if and when that level of care is required.
authors.affiliation: Honeywell HomMed, Brookfield, WI, USA. terry.duesterhoeft@honeywell.com
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Duesterhoeft
mesh_terms: D017048:Health Care Costs; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States