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High-intensity telemedicine decreases emergency department use by senior living community residents.
The authors evaluated the effect on emergency departrment use of a high-intensity telemedicine program that provides acute illness care for senior living community (SLC) residents. They found that high-intensity telemedicine significantly reduced emergency department use among SLC residents without increasing other utilization or mortality.
AHRQ-funded; HS018047.
Citation: Shah MN, Wasserman EB, Wang H .
High-intensity telemedicine decreases emergency department use by senior living community residents.
Telemed J E Health 2016 Mar;22(3):251-8. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2015.0103.
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Keywords: Elderly, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Emergency Department, Healthcare Utilization, Long-Term Care