https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/523172
Title: | U-Health: An example of a high-quality individualized healthcare service | Authors: | Chang H.-L. Shaw M.J. Lai F. Ko W.-J. YI-LWUN HO Chen H.-S. CHIN-CHUNG SHU |
Issue Date: | 2010 | Journal Volume: | 7 | Journal Issue: | 6 | Start page/Pages: | 677-687 | Source: | Personalized Medicine | Abstract: | National Taiwan University Hospital (Taipei, Taiwan), which is one of the largest hospitals in Taiwan, is undergoing healthcare service reforms: it is combining the home healthcare service network and sensors network into a new service known as the Ubiquitous Healthcare (U-Health) service system in order to continually provide a personalized healthcare service to patients who live in remote areas. The U-Health service system is comprised of six service components that are introduced in an integrated manner: tele-education, telediagnosis, telemonitoring, teleconsultation, teletherapy and lifetime health. The target patient segments are postdischarge patients, patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases, patients suffering from chronic diseases and patients in hospice care. Since its launch in October 2009, the U-Health service system has effectively reduced the rehospitalization rate from 12% in October 2009 to 6% in May 2010 and the rate of visiting the emergency room from 21% in October 2009 to 9% in May 2010, during the 14-day postdischarge follow-up period. ? 2010 Future Medicine Ltd. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78649992021&doi=10.2217%2fpme.10.64&partnerID=40&md5=d48815a3edcb140431177f77a08f7904 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/523172 |
ISSN: | 1741-0541 | DOI: | 10.2217/pme.10.64 | SDG/Keyword: | article; cardiovascular disease; emergency ward; follow up; health care policy; health care quality; health care system; health service; hospice care; hospital readmission; human; lifespan; priority journal; teleconsultation; telehealth; telemonitoring; teletherapy; ubiquitous healthcare |
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