A project headed by Britain's Department of Health is implementing telehealth with astounding results. The project, 3Million Lives, aims to install remote patient monitoring in the homes of 3 million patients. 

According to an article by Sara Jackson, of fiercemobilehealthcare.com, "the detailed plan is till in its infancy,...but the government is convinced it's on the right road because of new findings from what may be the largest-ever remote patient monitoring/telehealth study - the Whole System Demonstrator program"

The Whole System Demonstrator Program was a study completed over the course of three years and covered almost 6,200 patients. These patients, in three cities, had either diabetes, hearth failure, or COPD.

According to the study, remote monitoring reduced mortality rates by an astounding 45%. Other data from the study showed:

• "Reduced emergency visits by 15%
• Cut emergency admission by 20%
• Slashed elective admissions by 14%
• Decreased bed days by 14%"

The study is still being examined, and a more "detailed analysis of the data will result in further papers being published over the coming months and years."

Full Story: Fiercemobilehealthcare.com