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Title:
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ESTIMATING THE MONETARY BENEFITS OF
TELEREHABILITATION IN THE COUNTRYSIDE - CASE
OF INTRODUCTION OF TELE-HOMECARE |
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Author(s):
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Päivi Kekkonen, Arto Reiman, Pirjo Lappalainen, Marika Tuiskunen and Kirsi Jokinen |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-19-1 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Guo Chao Peng |
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Year:
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2020 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Demographic Change, Cost Accounting, Digitalization of Services, Tele-Homecare, Telerehabilitation |
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Type:
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Short |
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First Page:
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214 |
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Last Page:
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218 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Digitalization provides new solutions for health and welfare services. In cases where the customer has a long distance to
reach the face-to-face services or has other limitations related to mobility, telerehabilitation can be used to provide the
needed services for the customer. This study presents a tele-homecare service introduced in a municipal health and
welfare services provider for the elderly. The cost saving potential of tele-homecare service as compared to traditional
homecare service is a key interest. A categorization of costs in cases of traditional and tele-homecare is presented and
further effects of tele-homecare in terms of costs are discussed. The case study is a part of an on-going project, the aim of
which is to provide information that can be utilized in making well-grounded decisions on introducing telerehabilitation
services that take into account the special needs and characteristics of rural areas. |
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