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22/03/2013
Study Finds Remote Care More Expensive
Remote monitoring of long-term care patients has been found to be less cost effective, according to a UK trial.
Some 1,000 patients were involved in the British Medical Journal study, which indicated the total costs for those using "tele-health" were higher.
The news follows another study which recently found that the use of such technology fails to improve patients' quality of life.
The Department of Health however have said it had already addressed problems raised by the research.
Tele-health uses technology in patients' homes to monitor their condition and send data back to medical staff, tracking changes in blood pressure or blood-sugar levels for example.
The principle is that it reduces the need for hospital visits while allowing clinicians to keep an eye on a patient's condition.
Researchers say most of the previous studies into the technology's use came from the US, used very small numbers of patients or were funded by industry.
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Some 1,000 patients were involved in the British Medical Journal study, which indicated the total costs for those using "tele-health" were higher.
The news follows another study which recently found that the use of such technology fails to improve patients' quality of life.
The Department of Health however have said it had already addressed problems raised by the research.
Tele-health uses technology in patients' homes to monitor their condition and send data back to medical staff, tracking changes in blood pressure or blood-sugar levels for example.
The principle is that it reduces the need for hospital visits while allowing clinicians to keep an eye on a patient's condition.
Researchers say most of the previous studies into the technology's use came from the US, used very small numbers of patients or were funded by industry.
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