Personal Telehealth White Papers

Imagining the possibilities for telehealth

Technology advances in telehealth are opening up a world of possibilities for patients and healthcare professionals. The following Intel white papers outline what the future holds as telehealth technologies evolve into real-time, data–rich health management systems.

Reconceiving disease management
Steps toward achieving the promise

Disease management entered the healthcare scene with the promise of helping physicians, patients, and managed care organizations improve outcomes and control costs through coordinated and proactive interventions. Now, technological advances are helping make the disease management promise more achievable.

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The evolution of remote patient monitoring
A new generation of personal telehealth technology

Remote patient monitoring technology devices have been around for years. They perform simple and important tasks, such as recording and sending a patient's vital signs, sharing educational content, and providing helpful reminders. But the expectations of patients and healthcare professionals have changed considerably. Fortunately, telehealth technology is evolving to provide both patients and healthcare professionals with real–time, interactive, data-rich health management systems.

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Managing chronic illness at home
New ways to connect patients and providers

New models of chronic care place particular importance on communication between patients and healthcare providers. Now new personal telehealth technologies, such as personal health systems, hold the promise of providing real–time communications and integrated data reporting that keeps "informed and activated patients" in touch with their healthcare providers.

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