Feasibility and Acute Care Utilization Outcomes of a Post-Acute Transitional Telemonitoring Program for Underserved Chronic Disease Patients

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 705-713

  Davis, Cecile ^a   Bender, Miriam ^a,b   Smith, Tyler ^c   Broad, Jason ^d  

^a SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SHARP GROSSMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

care transition program; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; heart failure; propensity matching; remote monitoring; telehealth; underserved

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; TELEMEDICINE;

CARE TRANSITION PROGRAM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; PROPENSITY MATCHING; REMOTE MONITORING; TELEHEALTH; UNDERSERVED;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

AGED; CALIFORNIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CALIFORNIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEMETRY;

EID: 84940641159     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2014.0181     Document Type: Article

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