Effect of a telemonitoring facilitated collaboration between general practitioner and heart failure clinic on mortality and rehospitalization rates in severe heart failure: the TEMA HF 1 (TElemonitoring in the MAnagement of Heart Failure) study
Chronic heart failure (CHF) patients are frequently rehospitalized within 6 months after an episode of fluid retention. Rehospitalizations are preventable, but this requires an extensive organization of the healthcare system. In this study, we tested whether intensive follow up of patients through a telemonitoring facilitated collaboration between general practitioners (GPs) and a heart failure clinic could reduce mortality and rehospitalization rate.
European journal of heart failure