Article Excerpt: Remote home monitoring and telemedicine services can make a big impact on coordinated care by better tracking the ongoing health conditions, symptoms, and vital signs of each patient. If any minor issues are found, they can be tackled much more quickly than if a symptom was allowed to escalate before the patient went to see the doctor.
Instead of people ending up in emergency rooms or being admitted into the hospital, remote home monitoring technology can warn physicians of early symptoms and an intervention can take place to prevent the need for acute or emergency care.
A study published by WinterGreen Research called Telemedicine: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2012 to 2018 illustrates how remote home monitoring systems and telemedicine services reduce the need for hospitalizations and emergency care.
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Article Source: mHealth Intelligence