Background Telemedicine (TM) is the use of telecommunication systems to deliver health
care at a distance. It has the potential to improve patient health outcomes, access to health …

Aims To compare the effectiveness of transitional care services in decreasing all‐cause
death and all‐cause readmissions following hospitalization for heart failure (HF). Methods …

Background Poor adherence to medications is a common problem among heart failure (HF)
patients. Inadequate adherence leads to increased HF exacerbations, reduced physical …

Background Specialised disease management programmes for heart failure aim to improve
care, clinical outcomes and/or reduce healthcare utilisation. Since the last version of this …

Background Telemedicine has been increasingly integrated into chronic disease
management through remote patient monitoring and consultation, particularly during the …

With the advent of national health reform, millions more Americans are gaining access to a
health care system that is struggling to provide high-quality care at reduced costs. The …

Aims Telemonitoring modalities in heart failure (HF) have been proposed as being essential
for future organization and transition of HF care, however, efficacy has not been proven. A …

Background People who are prescribed self administered medications typically take only
about half their prescribed doses. Efforts to assist patients with adherence to medications …

Telemedicine interventions may be associated with reductions in hospital admission rate
and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). The present study is an updated analysis (as …

Background Older people taking multiple medications represent a large and growing
proportion of the population. Managing multiple medications can be challenging, and this is …