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- Chronic disease affects half of the adult population in the US, causing 86% of healthcare costs and 70% of deaths, largely due to common health risk behaviors.
- The US struggles to manage chronic diseases effectively due to an inadequate healthcare delivery model.
- Recent advancements in home-based technology, like wireless devices and apps, offer new ways to monitor health in real time and improve patient engagement, leading to better care delivery.
Article Abstract
Chronic disease represents the epidemic of our time, present in half the adult population and responsible for 86% of United States (US) healthcare costs and 70% of deaths. The major chronic diseases are primarily due to health risk behaviors that are widely communicable across populations. As a nation, the US has performed poorly in managing chronic disease, in large part because of a failed delivery model of care. New opportunities exist as a result of recent advances in home-based wireless devices, apps and wearables, enabling health delivery systems to monitor disease metrics in near real time. These technologies provide a framework for patient engagement and a new model of care delivery utilizing integrated practice units, both of which are needed to navigate the healthcare needs of the 21st century.
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