title: [Technological advances and hospital-at-home care].
abstract: Advances in the miniaturization and portability of diagnostic technologies, information technologies, remote monitoring, and long-distance care have increased the viability of home-based care, even for patients with serious conditions. Telemedicine and teleradiology projects are active at the Hospital at Home Service of Torino.
authors.affiliation: SSCVD Ospedalizzazione Città della Salute Scienza, Torino. tibaldi.vittoria@libero.it
authors.forename: Vittoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tibaldi
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aimonino Ricauda
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rocco
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bertone
authors.forename: Giordano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fanton
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Isaia
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration; D040421:Cell Phone; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D062069:Inventions; D007558:Italy; D008838:Microcomputers; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000458:organization & administration; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019112:Teleradiology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000458:organization & administration