A home telemonitoring program reduced exacerbation and healthcare utilization rates in COPD patients with frequent exacerbations

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 772-776

  Alrajab, Saadah ^a   Smith, Toby R ^a   Owens, Michael ^a,b   Areno, John P ^a,b   Caldito, Gloria ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease home care; home health monitoring; telehealth

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE NUMBERS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION; HOME CARE; HOME HEALTH MONITORING; HOME TELEHEALTH; HOME TELEMONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; TELEHEALTH; VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONS;

HOME HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; SOFTWARE TESTING;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEMETRY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEMETRY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871310445     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2012.0005     Document Type: Article

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