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dc.titleTelecare: Technological Innovations for Remote Care
dc.contributor.authorBenedetti, Fiorella
dc.contributor.authorAcuña, José
dc.contributor.authorFabiani, Beatrice
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2022-07-22T17:07:30
dc.date.issue2022-07-22T00:07:00
dc.description.abstractTelecare is a remote care service that has flourished in recent years because of the many benefits it offers to users, their caregivers, and the health and social services system as a whole. In Europe, the penetration rate of telecare among people older than 65 ranges from below 3% to 11%. In Latin America and the Caribbean, available telecare does not yet meet the existing need for care services, and the region lacks studies that provide a broad perspective on the services potential impact on the region. In this report, we explore the main characteristics and challenges for telecare services and summarize available evidence about its many benefits and potential savings for health and social services systems. The report also compiles regional telecare prices and concludes that the service costs an average of 25 USD a month, which is lower than other care services. This report details the progress that various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay), Europe, and Asia have made in using this service and gives simple steps for a successful rollout.
dc.format.extent49
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004383
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Telecare-Technological-Innovations-for-Remote-Care.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Teleasistencia-innovaciones-tecnologicas-para-el-cuidado-de-personas-a-distancia.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectTelemedicine
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectEmergency Management
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subject.jelcodeJ14 - Economics of the Elderly • Economics of the Handicapped • Non-Labor Market Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ18 - Public Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeO33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.keywordsTelecare;care services;care dependency;aging
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02475
idb.operationRG-T3839
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