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| Telemedicine, new technologies and care management | | Author(s) | Malcolm J Fisk |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 11, November 1997 |
| Pages | pp 1057-1059 |
| Keywords | Health services ; Living in the community ; Information technology ; Management [care] ; Social ethics. |
| Annotation | The focus is on responsive telemedicine, which enables remote patient monitoring and the transmission of key patient data. The patient will normally have chosen to be monitored in this way, and may have personally initiated an alarm call or the sending of information. This editorial provides a brief review of new environments of care, such as the intelligent or `smart' home or hospital ward. Some ethical and legal issues regarding the use of such technologies are discussed. If the potential of such technologies is developed, it will be possible for the home to be increasingly the focus of care services for older people, particularly those with dementia or acute medical needs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981001211 A |
| Classmark | L: K4: UVB: QA: TQ |
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