The Impact of Telehealthcare on the Quality and Safety of Care: A Systematic Overview | PLOS

Telehealthcare involves the use of information and communication technologies to deliver healthcare at a distance and to support patient self-management through remote monitoring and personalised feedback. The authors considers that it is timely to scrutinise the evidence regarding the benefits, risks and costs of telehealthcare.

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Policymakers and planners need to be aware that investment in telehealthcare will not inevitably yield clinical or economic benefits. It is likely that the greatest gains will be achieved for patients at highest risk of serious outcomes. There is a need for longer-term studies in order to determine whether the benefits demonstrated in time limited trials are sustained.