Healthcare utilization in older patients using personal emergency response systems: an analysis of electronic health records and medical alert data

Healthcare utilization in older patients using personal emergency response systems: an analysis of electronic health records and medical alert data

Abstract Background Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) are traditionally used as fall alert systems for older adults, a population that contributes an overwhelming proportion of healthcare costs in the United States. Previous studies focused mainly on qualitative evaluations of PERS without...

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Main Authors: Stephen Agboola, Sara Golas, Nils Fischer, Mariana Nikolova-Simons, Jorn op den Buijs, Linda Schertzer, Joseph Kvedar, Kamal Jethwani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Readmission Rate
Healthcare Utilization
Principal Diagnosis
Electronic Medical Record Data
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2196-1

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