PCV17 CAREMARK CAREPATTERNS®HEART FAILURE HOME MONITORING PROGRAM IMPROVES PARTICIPANTS' HOME MONITORING COMPLIANCE

Parental compliance with home cardiorespiratory monitoring.

AIMS To evaluate parental compliance with home cardiorespiratory monitoring of premature infants with apnoea, siblings of infants who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and infants with an apparent life threatening event (ALTE), during the first month of use. METHODS A retrospective review of the first month's recordings was conducted on 39 premature infants with apnoea, 13 siblings...

Home monitoring for heart failure management.

With a prevalence of 5.8 million in the United States alone, heart failure (HF) is a common syndrome associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures. Close to 1 million HF hospitalizations occur annually in the United States, with the majority of these resulting from worsening congestion in patients previously diagnosed with HF. An estimated $37.2 billion is spent ...

Does Home Monitoring Heart Failure Care Improve Patient Outcomes? Home Monitoring Should Be the Central Element in an Effective Program of Heart Failure Disease Management

Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health problem in the United States. On the basis of current trajectories, it has been estimated that, over the next 20 years, the prevalence of HF will increase by 25%, from 2.8% to 3.5% of the population (Figure 1).1 The increased prevalence may be expected to contribute to an increase in annual direct medical costs from the present estimate of...

Home blood pressure monitoring.

Home blood pressure monitoring.

Home blood pressure monitoring Shah and colleagues found patients with heart failure who lived in areas of socioeconomic deprivation were less likely than those in more affluent areas to be treated with recommended beta blockers. 1 We recently investigated use of home blood pressure (BP) monitoring in stroke patients registered at a deprived inner city general practice in Lambeth. In March 2008...