Implementation of in-home telemedicine in rural kansas: answering an elderly patient's needs.
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Abstract
The Interactive Home Health Care Program is a demonstration project evaluating the use of in-home telemedicine to provide health care for elderly and disabled people. Local cable systems interconnect a base station staffed by a telemedicine nurse with a modified television in the home. Six months into the project, 38 patients are being cared for at three sites in rural Kansas. Individual patient profiles show improvement. Technical and social challenges appear solvable. An evaluation is in progress.
Medical subject headings
- Community Health Nursing
- Health Services for the Aged
- Home Care Services
- Remote Consultation
- Rural Health Services