[Technological advances and hospital-at-home care]

Recenti Prog Med. 2013 May;104(5):181-8. doi: 10.1701/1291.14274.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Advances in the miniaturization and portability of diagnostic technologies, information technologies, remote monitoring, and long-distance care have increased the viability of home-based care, even for patients with serious conditions. Telemedicine and teleradiology projects are active at the Hospital at Home Service of Torino.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Academies and Institutes / organization & administration
  • Cell Phone
  • Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / organization & administration*
  • Home Care Services, Hospital-Based / trends
  • Hospitals, Public / organization & administration
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Inventions*
  • Italy
  • Microcomputers
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
  • Remote Consultation / instrumentation
  • Remote Consultation / organization & administration
  • Telemedicine / instrumentation
  • Telemedicine / methods
  • Telemedicine / organization & administration*
  • Teleradiology / instrumentation
  • Teleradiology / organization & administration