by Keyword: Internet
Gonzalez, J -e, Rodriguez, M A, Caballero, E, Pardo, A, Marco, S, Farre, R, (2024). Open-source, low-cost App-driven Internet of Things approach to facilitate respiratory oscillometry at home and in developing countries Pulmonology 30, 180-183 
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JTD Keywords: Breathing, Cost, Developed country, Developing countries, Developing country, Health care facility, Home monitoring, Human, Humans, Internet, Internet of things, Letter, Lowest income group, Lung function, Lung mechanics, Lung resistance, Mathematical model, Middle income country, Mobile applications, Non invasive procedure, Open source technology, Oscillometry, Pneumotachygraphy, Telemedicine
Isetta, V., Lopez-Agustina, C., Lopez-Bernal, E., Amat, M., Vila, M., Valls, C., Navajas, D., Farre, R., (2013). Cost-effectiveness of a new internet-based monitoring tool for neonatal post-discharge home care Journal of Medical Internet Research 15, (2), e38
Background: The application of information and communication technologies in nursing care is becoming more widespread, but few applications have been reported in neonatal care. A close monitoring of newborns within the first weeks of life is crucial to evaluating correct feeding, growth, and health status. Conventional hospital-based postdischarge monitoring could be improved in terms of costs and clinical effectiveness by using a telemedicine approach. Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a new Internet-based system for monitoring low-risk newborns after discharge compared to the standard hospital-based follow-up, with specific attention to prevention of emergency department (ED) visits in the first month of life. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of two low-risk newborn patient groups. One group, born between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2011, received the standard hospital-based follow-up visit within 48 hours after discharge. After implementing an Internet-based monitoring system, another group, born between July 19, 2011, and January 19, 2012, received their follow-up with this system. Results: A total of 18 (15.8%) out of 114 newborns who received the standard hospital-based follow-up had an ED visit in the first month of life compared with 5 (5.6%; P=.026) out of 90 infants who were monitored by the Internet-based system. The cost of the hospital-based follow-up was 182.1 per patient, compared with 86.1 for the Internet-based follow-up. Conclusion: Our Internet-based monitoring approach proved to be both more effective and less costly than the conventional hospital-based follow-up, particularly through reducing subsequent ED visits.
JTD Keywords: Cost-effectiveness, Internet, Neonatology, Telemedicine, Telenursing
