Impact of eHealth on professional practice and healthcare outcomes

Symposium
Chairs: C. Hernandez (Barcelona, Spain), M. Vitacca (Lumezzane, Italy)
Aims: This symposium will compare telemedicine with face-to-face encounters, and examine its impact on patient care in terms of professional practice and healthcare outcomes.

Telemedicine, a stand-alone alternative or add-on support? B. Balbi (Veruno, Italy)
Enhanced integrated care management using a wireless point-of-care application J. Roca (Barcelona, Spain)
Monitoring systems to improve compliance: high-tech and high-touch G. L. Narsavage (Augusta, United States of America)