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Veterans
A Veterans Health Administration home telehealth program for vets with chronic conditions reduced hospital admissions by 19% and total bed days of care by 25%.

March 11, 2011 “Care Coordination/Home Telehealth: The Systematic Implementation of Health Informatics, Home Telehealth, and Disease Management to Support the Care of Veteran Patients with Chronic Conditions.” Telemedicine and e-Health, Dec. 2008.

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Barriers
Barriers to telehealth use include concerns about costs and return on investment, clinician resistance, lack of broadband connectivity, and interstate practice issues.

March 11, 2011 "Telemedicine in California: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities." California HealthCare Foundation, 2008.

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CA Prison officials
California prison officials provided roughly 9,000 telehealth consultations in 2004, saving taxpayers more than $4 million in transportation and escort costs.

March 11, 2011 "Telemedicine in California: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities." California HealthCare Foundation, 2008.

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Veterans
A Veterans Health Administration home telehealth program for vets with chronic conditions reduced hospital admissions by 19% and total bed days of care by 25%.

Barriers
Barriers to telehealth use include concerns about costs and return on investment, clinician resistance, lack of broadband connectivity, and interstate practice issues.

CA Prison officials
California prison officials provided roughly 9,000 telehealth consultations in 2004, saving taxpayers more than $4 million in transportation and escort costs.

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Veterans A Veterans Health Administration home telehealth program for vets with chronic conditions reduced hospital admissions by 19% and total bed days of care by 25%.

Barriers Barriers to telehealth use include concerns about costs and return on investment, clinician resistance, lack of broadband connectivity, and interstate practice issues.

CA Prison officials California prison officials provided roughly 9,000 telehealth consultations in 2004, saving taxpayers more than $4 million in transportation and escort costs.

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Veterans
A Veterans Health Administration home telehealth program for vets with chronic conditions reduced hospital admissions by 19% and total bed days of care by 25%.

Barriers
Barriers to telehealth use include concerns about costs and return on investment, clinician resistance, lack of broadband connectivity, and interstate practice issues.

CA Prison officials
California prison officials provided roughly 9,000 telehealth consultations in 2004, saving taxpayers more than $4 million in transportation and escort costs.

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Let us know how we're doing