Telehealth Remote Monitoring Services Cut Patient Deaths by 45%

A large study of telehealth remote monitoring services in the United Kingdom found that telehealth services reduced patient deaths by 45%. The services also reduced emergency department visits by 15% and emergency admissions by 20%. The findings were reported by the British Department of Health in “Whole System Demonstrator Programme: Headline Findings—December 2011.” The Department of Health started the program in May 2008 as a large randomized trial involving 6,191 patients and 238 primary care practices in three sites. The Department of Health sought to test the ability of technology to help people with chronic health conditions avoid . . .