title: Use of telehealth to improve chronic disease management.
abstract: Remote patient monitoring that tracks vital signs of patients with chronic diseases is offering more-frequent contact between the patient and the primary care provider, providing earlier detection of potential problems, and allowing real-time alerts, resulting in a proactive, affordable option for best-practice health care.
authors: Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center, 113 Hertford County High Rd, Ahoskie, NC 27910, USA. kschwartz@rcchc.org
authors: Kim A
authors: KA
authors: Schwartz
authors: Bonnie
authors: B
authors: Britton
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D017046:Cost Savings; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009657:North Carolina; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000191:economics