The results are very encouraging. A VHA analysis of home telehealth services in 2013 showed a 35 percent drop in hospital admissions, an annual cost reduction of $2,000 per patient, and a patient satisfaction rate of approximately 90 percent.
Schatz cites positive outcomes from telehealth services in the VA.
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