“Patients with chronic illnesses often require close monitoring, although access to a doctor is not always available. Royal Philips Electronics have announced an agreement with Project HOPE, an international health education and humanitarian assistance organization to place telemonitoring devices in select homes in rural areas in New Mexico. This will help patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory ailments receive the proper treatment for their medical problems.
“Some residents in the state face a significant challenge in access to care due to a lack of healthcare professionals to meet the needs of the population,” said John P. Howe III, M.D., President and CEO of Project HOPE. He talked about the unique program in New Mexico during his keynote address at the American Telemedicine Association Conference held recently in San Antonio.”
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Carolyn Bloch, Federal Telemedicine News, 26 May 2010
