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Evidence for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM): The Glass is More than Half Full

Over the years, there have been a number of meta-analyses examining hundreds of studies relating to effectiveness of RPM.  The latest one of these is Systematic Review of Home Telemonitoring for Chronic Diseases: The Evidence Base, published in the May/June 2007 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA). My colleague Tim [...]

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Five Lingering Questions Holding Back Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Adoption

Technology adoption often takes longer than expected, and remote patient monitoring (RPM) is no exception. More specifically, I’m referring to multiparameter RPM of patient vital signs. There are currently over 25 companies with multiparameter RPM offerings, including Philips, Honeywell HomMed, Health Hero, ViTel Net, and many others. I am a big believer in RPM technology [...]

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Straight Talk on Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring

You MUST read Dr. Joseph C. Kvedar’s article “Quality, Cost and Connected Health” posted on The Health Care Blog. Lessons learned include: Feedback changes behavior Adherence is a forgotten opportunity Providers are ready to engage, but need to be led Dr. Kvedar is Director of the Center for Connected Health at Partners Healthcare System in [...]

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Google Gets It: Personal Health Information is Really Complex

Google gets it. Adam Bosworth, Google Vice President, ruminates over the question “How do you know you’re getting the best care possible?” I give Adam a lot of credit for this posting: He acknowledges that health care is really complicated He understands the dangers — that providing less than perfect information has the possibility of [...]

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e-Newsletter archives

October 25, 2006 Commentary — Lifemasters Pulls the Plug on Oklahoma Medicare Health Support Project October 16, 2006 The Next Big Thing — Hospital at Home June 16, 2006 “Will Physicians Collaborate or Compete with DM Companies?” June 15, 2005 “Resolving the ROI Debate — A Call for Transparency” June 7, 2004 “Resources And Commentaries [...]

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Resources

e-CareManagement News Archives (e-newsletter published between 1999 and 2006)   Other Resources (articles, PowerPoint presentations, links) HIE, mobility, open platforms start to knock down ‘walled gardens’ of proprietary EMRs FierceEMR; October 21, 2010 Mobile health developers see bright future ahead HealthcareIT News; October 20, 2010 Unlikely Allies HealthLeaders; July 15, 2010 Remote monitoring: Out of [...]

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