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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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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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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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