“The United States is faced with a choice to spend more on healthcare — money that does not exist — or cut costs over time, according to a report underwritten by AT&T and conducted by Kauffman Foundation and Brookings Institution economist Robert E. Litan. $197 in savings would result from implementing telehealth systems. Failure to make policy adjustments that encourage healthcare providers to take advantage of remote monitoring technologies will cut estimated savings by nearly $44 billion.”
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Tim Rowan, Home Health News, 2 January 2010
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