The School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has reported on a study that showed that regular telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients. The findings also determined that health care costs were decreased by approximately $1,225 for each patient enrolled in the program, when […]

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  Bayer HealthCare, a subsidiary of German-based Bayer AG, has quietly exited the U.S. home telehealth marketplace. Effective May 1, the international company sold Viterion TeleHealthcare to a newly-formed company that will be known as Viterion Corporation. The new company will receive investment and strategic support from NSD Co., Ltd., a Japan-based IT systems integrator, […]

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