Patient satisfaction with telemedicine in home health services for the elderly

In a pilot study of telemedicine in home health services (HHS) for elderly patients, we implemented and evaluated a telemedicine system with a 33-kbs narrow-band approach to determine its effectiveness in providing quality services. Fifty patients were selected for the study. We found that telemedic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Ireland), 2001-05, Vol.61 (2), p.167-173
Hauptverfasser:	Chae, Young Moon, Heon Lee, Joo, Hee Ho, Seung, Ja Kim, Hee, Hong Jun, Ki, Uk Won, Jong
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Computer-based patient record Cost Savings Female Health Services for the Aged Home Care Services Home health services Humans Male Medical Records Systems, Computerized Middle Aged Patient Satisfaction Quality Control Telemedicine
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Zusammenfassung:	In a pilot study of telemedicine in home health services (HHS) for elderly patients, we implemented and evaluated a telemedicine system with a 33-kbs narrow-band approach to determine its effectiveness in providing quality services. Fifty patients were selected for the study. We found that telemedicine was effective in terms of reducing the number of clinic visits and achieving patient satisfaction. The average number of clinic visits per month was significantly decreased from 0.64 to 0.42 (p
ISSN:	1386-5056 1872-8243
DOI:	10.1016/S1386-5056(01)00139-3