Cleveland Clinic Pioneers E-Medicine for Heart Patients

E-medicine is advancing far beyond online doctor visits. An innovative Cleveland Clinic telehealth monitoring program called Heart Care @ Home allows heart patients to provide a team of Cleveland Clinic heart care specialists key vital signs — including daily weight, blood pressure and heart rate — for up to 40 days from the comfort of their homes. The program also provides patients with traditional home health services — including access to nurses, aides, nutritionists, social workers and physical therapists —as well as patient education via the monitoring technology and by phone. … Back to Article