Gloucestershire GPs paid £70 a telehealth patient

Source: Ehealth Insider 

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Date of publication: 12th April 2012

Publication type: News story

In a nutshell:  Update on a project launched in June 2011 to provide telehealth to 2,000 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic heart failure, chronic heart disease and diabetes. Some of the issues in getting patients on to the Gloucestershire scheme are described.

Length of publication: 1 web page

Piloting tele-monitoring in COPD

Source:  Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 2011 Jul 22. doi: 10.4104/pcrj.2011.00065. [Epub ahead of print]

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Date of publication:  July 2011

Publication type:  Journal article

In a nutshell: The researchers used a mixed methods approach to ascertain the perceptions of patients and professionals about a COPD tele-monitoring service piloted in Scotland.  Tele-monitoring was perceived by patients as improving access to professional care, but raised concerns for clinicians about possible over-treatment and how best to organise services to support the technology.

Length of publication:  18 pages

Acknowledgement: PubMed

Better care for people with long-term conditions: the quality and good governance of telehealth services

Source: Good Governance Institute

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Date of publication:  July 2011

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: This report highlights the challenges that currently exist in the healthcare sector and includes a set of detailed recommendations for healthcare commissioners, providers and policy makers to ensure those deploying telehealth services address critical governance, quality and safety issues. Includes several examples of using telehealth for COPD services.

Length of publication:  40 page pdf

Acknowledgement: NHSNetworks Commissioning Zone

Can telehealth help patients with COPD?

Source: Nursing Times; 107: 15/16, early online publication

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Date of publication: 15 April 2011

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell:  A short review of the opportunities for health and social care providers to look at innovative ways to manage COPD using telehealth.

Length of publication:  2 pages

Some important notes: Original article may be available with an NHS Athens username; contact your local NHS library service for details.  Follow this link to find your local NHS Library.

NHS Wiltshire uses telecare to reduce hospital admissions from COPD

Source: The British Journal of Healthcare Computing
& Information Management

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Date of publication: 14 Sept 2010

Publication type: News story

In a nutshell: Patients with COPD have been supplied with Tunstall’s mymedic system, which consists of a portable electronic device that monitors their blood pressure, oxygen levels and temperature, as well as asking a series of health-related questions, on a daily basis.

Length of publication:  1 page

Does home telemonitoring after pulmonary rehabilitation reduce healthcare use in optimized COPD a pilot randomized trial

Source: COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2010, vol.7 part 1, pages 44-50

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Date of publication: April 2010

Publication type: Article

In a nutshell: The research concludes that in stable, optimized COPD patients who have already completed pulmonary rehabilitation, telemonitoring in addition to best care, reduces primary care chest contacts but not hospital or specialist team utilization.

Length of publication:  7 pages

Some important notes: Original article may be available with an NHS Athens username; contact your local NHS library service for details Follow this link to find your local NHS Library

Acknowledgement: EMBASE

 

PCT Google Map for telehealth

Source: DH Care Networks

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Date of publication:  February 2010

Publication type: Newsletter

In a nutshell: This January 2010 edition of the DH Care Networks Telecare e-newsletter includes an item on telehealth in the 152 PCTs in England. There are links to information about who has commenced some form of remote monitoring programme.  The map and links can be useful in demonstrating progress and providing opportunities for sharing the learning on progress to date for the use of remote monitoring.

Length of publication: 48 pages (see pgs 5-6 and 9 onwards)

Systematic Review of Telemedicine Services for Patients Affected by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Source: Telemedicine and e-Health

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Date of publication: Nov 2009

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: Italian authors have searched Medline and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for literature covering the adoption and impact of telemedicine on COPD patients.

Length of publication: 6 pages

Some important notes: Original article may be available with an NHS Athens username; contact your local NHS library service for details. Follow this link to find your local NHS Library.

Acknowledgement: DH Care Networks

Telemedicine for management of patients with COPD?

Source: The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9691, Pages 672 – 673, 29 August 2009

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Date of publication: August 2009

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: Think piece on the “uncritical rollout of telehealth for COPD that is taking place in parts of the UK and internationally”, suggesting the European Commission “offers a sounder and strategically considered approach”.

Length of publication: 2 pages

Some important notes: This issue also includes an editorial and several clinical articles on COPD, including new drug therapies.
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GPs and clinicians report on success of telehealth

Source: EU Health News

Date of publication: 2009

Publication type: News story

In a nutshell: Over 17.5 million people in the UK live with a long-term condition, and there is a growing acceptance of telehealth to enhance quality of life for people with conditions such as COPD, chronic heart failure and diabetes.
Sheffield PCT is using telehealth solutions to tackle the issue of COPD in the community by monitoring patients in their own homes. This innovative approach has seen COPD-related hospital admissions decrease by 50%, allowing them to reinvest in the service and home visits by community COPD nurses have been reduced by 80%, cutting travel and enabling healthcare staff to prioritise their workload.

Length of publication: 1 page

Acknowledgement: www.ehealthnews.eu