Telemonitoring after discharge from hospital with heart failure

"Cost-effectiveness analyses suggest that telemonitoring was an optimal strategy in most scenarios, but there is considerable uncertainty in relation to clear descriptions of the interventions and robust estimation of costs."

Telemonitoring after discharge from hospital with heart failure: cost-effectiveness modelling of alternative service designs
P Thokala, et al.
BMJ Open, 2013, 3:e003250

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International trends and initiatives in primary health care

"Evidence is presented from countries perceived as comparable to Australia in terms of the organisation, funding and delivery of primary health care."

International trends and initiatives in primary health care
Research Roundup
Issue 23, August 2012

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Economics of ehealth and mhealth

"As a first step to developing the investment case for mHealth, this article outlines some of the key economic and financial questions that need to be answered in developing in-country eHealth investments."

The economics of ehealth and mhealth
J Schweitzer, C Synowiec
Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives, 17(sup1):73-81

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The e-Health Implementation Toolkit

"The e-Health Implementation Toolkit (e-HIT) is an example of such a tool that was designed within the context of the United Kingdom National Health Service to promote implementation of e-health services."

The e-Health Implementation Toolkit: Qualitative evaluation across four European countries
A MacFarlane, P Clerkin, E Murray, DJ Heaney, M Wakeling, U-M Pesola, EL Waterworth, F Larsen, M Makiniemi, I Winblad
Implementation Science, 2011, 6:122

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Electronic consultations between primary and specialty care clinicians

"E-consultation presents opportunities to improve health care quality and reduce specialty care costs, but dissemination will be limited unless incentives are created and clinicians are encouraged to use e-consultation through financial reimbursement."

Electronic consultations between primary and specialty care clinicians: early insights
K Horner, E Wagner, J Tufano
The Commonwealth Fund
October 2011

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