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The Cost-Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Blood Pressure Control and Implications for Vietnam

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6th International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam (BME6) (BME 2017)

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Abstract

Telemedicine has been applied in disease management in many countries for a few decades. It allows delivery of medical care at a distance and helps patients to get access to medical expertise that may not be available at the patients’ site; thus, it has great potential in bringing profound impact on developing countries where there is usually shortage of healthcare workforce and inadequate healthcare infrastructure. With the increase in Internet access and the trend of developing Internet of Things (IoT), Vietnam seems to have the infrastructure-ready for the application of telemedicine as one solution for the overcrowded healthcare system. The objective of this paper is to review the cost-effectiveness of telemedicine interventions especially in blood pressure control as hypertension is one of the prioritized issues in Vietnam public health system. Lessons learned from such interventions will be important for the first adoption of telemedicine in Vietnam.

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This research is funded by International University—VNUHCM under grant number T2016-07-BME.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, International University—Vietnam National University HCMC, Quarter 6, Linh Trung, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Thinh Phuc Nguyen & Thanh-An Nguyen-Le

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  1. Biomedical Engineering Department, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh , Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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  2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Thanh An Nguyen Le

  3. Biomedical Engineering Department, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh Biomedical Engineering Department, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Nguyen, T.P., Nguyen-Le, TA. (2018). The Cost-Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Blood Pressure Control and Implications for Vietnam. In: Vo Van, T., Nguyen Le, T., Nguyen Duc, T. (eds) 6th International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam (BME6) . BME 2017. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 63. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4361-1_157

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