Telehealth Can Safely Replace Follow-Up Clinic Visits, Study Shows

A study has revealed that telehealth, a way of monitoring a patient's health in their own home, can be used safely with actively mobile patients in place of the standard post-operative clinic visit. Researchers from the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Healthcare System in California analyzed 115 patients who were recovering from open hernia repair (herniorrhaphy), and 26 patients who were recovering from gallbladder removal (laparoscopic cholecystectomy)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: news