Figure 10

Home Telemonitoring

Percentage of hospitals that have patients submit self-test results online using Internet-enabled monitoring device for the following conditions, includes pilots:
	All 2008	Most Wired 2008	Least Wired 2008
Asthma	5%	21%	0%
Diabetes	12	43	1
Cancer	2	7	0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	6	14	1
Congestive heart failure	10	26	1
Heart disease	11	29	1

Percentage of hospitals that provide patients with real-time care management online for the following conditions, includes pilots:
	All 2008	Most Wired 2008	Least Wired 2008
Asthma	5%	18%	0%
Diabetes	8	26	0
Cancer	4	14	0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	6	19	0
Congestive heart failure	8	25	0
Heart disease	7	22	0
Source: Hospitals & Health Networks’ Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study, 2008

This article first appeared in the July 2008 issue of H&HN magazine.

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