Telehealth: Remote Patient Monitoring — Discussion Paper

This discussion paper provides a generic framework for computer-assisted and computer-based component activities supporting chronic disease management that involve some aspects of remote patient monitoring. The framework provides a common environment for discussions of clinical, technical, informational or administrative functions associated with chronic disease management situations. It consists of a high-level description and related diagrammatic representation of end-to-end flow in terms of processes and data between the home setting and the various intermediate health service provision points, through to the responsible hospital or clinic.

This paper intends to provide a fundamental ‘baseline’ foundation for further work on standardisation and interoperability developments in the chronic disease management domain.

Main sections:

· Framework for chronic disease management

· Use cases