Home telemonitoring for chronic disease management: An economic assessment

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-161

  Paré, Guy ^a   Poba Nzaou, Placide ^b   Sicotte, Claude ^c  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost minimization analysis; Chronic disease management; Home telemonitoring; telehomecare

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS; FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; HOME TELEMONITORING; TELE-MONITORING; TELEHOMECARE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE;

DISEASES;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TECHNOLOGY; TELEHOMECARE PROGRAM; TELEMONITORING; VISITING NURSING SERVICE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84876580819     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462313000111     Document Type: Article

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