“With ever increasing costs of institutional care, restrictions on inpatient care by managed-care organizations, and the desire to “age in place” by individuals with medical conditions requiring regular medical monitoring, tele-medicine is fast becoming a cost-effective and viable option for many Americans.
Building on the success of home diagnostic tests such as those for pregnancy and glucose levels, technologies for managing chronic disabilities are developing rapidly. Home kidney dialysis and cardiac pacemaker monitoring are two of the procedures which previously required in-patient professional care but are increasingly done in the home, with minimal professional supervision.”
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eCareGiver, 15 January 2010
