via FierceHealthIT News http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/telehealth-doesnt-boost-quality-life-researchers-say/2013-03-01?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss:
Despite projections that 1.8 million patients worldwide will be treated via telehealth by 2017 and increasing legislation in the U.S. to push such efforts, a team of British researchers has found that, at least for patients with chronic conditions, telehealth isn’t all that effective.