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New Research Suggests Telehealth Can Reduce Mortality Rates Among Diabetes Patients
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) PALO ALTO, CA, March 23 / MARKET WIRE/ --
A new study of veterans using telehealth is
the first to indicate that interventions using the technology can result in
reduced mortality rates among individuals with chronic disease -- and is
yet more evidence of telehealth's ability to improve care and quality of
life for these patients, Health Hero Network said.
Research published in the current edition of the Journal of Telemedicine
and Telecare showed that mortality rates were significantly reduced among a
group of hundreds of diabetes patients who used a telehealth appliance and
were supported by registered nurses. Researchers reviewed data on two
groups of almost 400 patients over a four year period and reported
significantly more deaths in the group that did not have daily telehealth
monitoring.
The intervention group that reported fewer deaths used a messaging device
in the home that allowed care coordinators to monitor answers from the
devices each day so that early interventions could be made before
conditions led to a greater medical crisis.
"The results suggest that daily management of patients with diabetes
through home monitoring by a registered nurse reduces mortality," the
researchers stated in their paper titled "Mortality risk for diabetes
patients in a care-coordination, home-telehealth programme suffering from
chronic diabetes."
Health Hero Network's Health Buddy System has been the premier telehealth
platform that the VA has used since it began rolling the technology out
nationally in 2005. The latest VA findings follow two other significant
developments in telehealth and telemedicine announced earlier this year.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in January that it
is extending and expanding Health Hero Network's Health Buddy Project,
designed to show how doctors, nurses, and patients using telehealth
technology can improve care and reduce hospitalizations associated with
chronic conditions such as heart and lung disease and diabetes.
Also in January, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs published four
years of data showing a reduction of 19 percent in hospitalizations and 25
percent in bed days of care among a population of 17,025 veterans enrolled
in the VA's Care Coordination and Home Telehealth Program -- which over the
study period primarily used Health Hero Network's Health Buddy System.
"There is a growing body of peer-reviewed research building the case that
telehealth can have a profound effect on improving care and reducing costs
in the US healthcare system, as well as health care systems worldwide,"
Health Hero CEO Derek Newell said. "This newest study, combined with other
recent evidence, suggests that telehealth can help individuals with chronic
disease live longer, and at a reduced cost because they receive care that
is continuous, timely, and appropriate."
About the Bosch Group and Health Hero Network
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In
the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and
building technology, some 272,000 associates generated sales of 46.1
billion euros ($63.2 billion) in fiscal 2007. The Bosch Group comprises
Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 300 subsidiary and regional companies in
over 50 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales
network is the foundation for further growth. Bosch spends more than three
billion euros each year for research and development, and in 2006 applied
for over 3,000 patents worldwide. The company was set up in Stuttgart in
1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as "Workshop for Precision Mechanics and
Electrical Engineering."
In North America, the Bosch Group manufactures and markets automotive
original equipment and aftermarket products, industrial automation and
mobile products, power tools and accessories, security technology,
thermo-technology, packaging equipment and household appliances. Bosch
employs approximately 25,000 associates in more than 80 locations
throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with reported sales of $9.5 billion
in fiscal 2007. For more information on the company, visit
www.boschusa.com.
Based in Palo Alto, Health Hero Network develops and markets the Health
Buddy System for health improvement. The Health Buddy System serves as the
interface between patients at home and care providers, facilitating
monitoring of and self-management support for patients with chronic
conditions. The System includes monitoring technologies, clinical
information databases, Internet-enabled decision support tools, health
management programs and content development tools. Through increased
communication, behavior modification, and prevention, the Health Buddy
System improves the quality of patient care. Health Hero Network's systems
are protected by 57 issued US patents. For more information, visit
www.healthhero.com.
Contact:
SutherlandGold Group
George O'Brien
(415) 848-7167Email Contact
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