Home telehealth for chronic disease management: A systematic review and an analysis of economic evaluations

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 339-349

  Polisena, Julie ^a   Coyle, Doug ^b   Coyle, Kathryn ^c   McGill, Sarah ^a  

^a CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Coyle Consultancy ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Cost effectiveness; Economic evaluation; Framework; Systematic review; Telehealth

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT; COST SAVING; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; HEALTH-CARE DECISIONS; HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM; HOME TELEHEALTH; INSURANCE PROVIDERS; LITERATURE SEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEHEALTH;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ANALYSIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HOME CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 70350483023     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462309990201     Document Type: Review

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