One innovation involving in-home health care and care in remote areas is telehealth networks, a system for providing health care services for patients who may not otherwise have access to them. This reference is intended for researchers, practitioners, and other health professionals interested in health markets and organizations and the technologies that help them carry out their work. Topics include: policies on telemedicine-enhanced hospital services, e-health and telemedicine in the elderly, use of telemedicine as a model for cooperation with Africa, clinical and medical technologies, remote electronic monitoring, and more. Editors are Gullá (ADITech, Italy), Mori (National Research Council, Italy), Gabbrielli (Rome General Hospital Umberto 1, Italy), and Lanzafame (Centro Neurolesi, Bonino Pulejo, Italy).
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This book opens readers' eyes to a new vista in healthcare delivery, hospital-based telehealth networks. An outstanding group of global experts demonstrate that telehealth is a discipline that is here to stay. They show that telehealth networks can save money, help expand services, and treat more patients around the world. The authors present convincing evidence that healthcare decision makers need to adopt this technology.
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