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March 11, 2011

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eICU
Mortality rate dropped from 13.6% to 11.8% after tele-ICU was implemented, and length of stay in the ICU fell from 13.3 days of 9.8.

August 4, 2011 Journal of American Medical Association 2011
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Heart Failure
The national average for readmission to hospitals within 30 days following a heart failure episode is 20%.

August 4, 2011 Sandra Tokey, 2009
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Home Monitoring
The U.S. Veterans Administration reports reductions in utilization of between 20% and 56% when care coordination and home monitoring are employed.

August 4, 2011 Department of Veterans Affairs, June 2009
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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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Diabetes
The number of Americans afflicted with diabetes is expected to rise from 18 million to over 30 million by the year 2030

August 4, 2011 UCLA Health Policy REsearch Brief, 2007
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Diabetes
It is estimated that the cost of treating diabetes-related complications in the U.S. in 2006 was $22.9 billion.

August 4, 2011 UCLA Health Policy Research NBrief, 2007
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Diabetes
In 2007, it was estimated that 7% of California adults have diabetes.

August 4, 2011 UCLA Helath Policy Research Brief, 2007
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Telemonitoring
Telemonitoring reduced hospitalizations by 75% and ER visits by 83%

August 4, 2011 Pennsylvania Homecare Association
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eICU
In 2007, Sutter estimated that 425 sepis related deaths were prevented and the eICU resulted in $2.6 million in savings

August 4, 2011 Sutter Health eICU, Computer World 2007

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