A report from Audit Scotland has stated that using systems such as mobile phones, the internet, videoconferencing and self-monitoring tools could facilitate efficient delivery of care and create much-needed savings for the health service.
Around 70 small initiatives around Scotland have identified benefits to this new system, while the recent launch of a new e-health strategy - coupled with the merger of the Scottish Centre for Telehealth into NHS 24 - will aid the development of services.
Auditor general for Scotland Robert Black said it is vital for authorities to consider new service models of this kind, due to the rising pressures faced by the NHS from economic considerations and the ageing population.
"Telehealth could help to provide a range of services efficiently and effectively," he added.
This comes after the regulatory body called for an increased focus on long-term financial sustainability among public services in general earlier this year.
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Quelle/Source: Odgers Commercial and Public Sector, 13.10.2011
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