Patient Self-Testing Trend is Growing,
Authors:
Kimberly R. Zimmerman, R.Ph., Independent Consultant Published:Computertalk for Homecare providers volume 4 Number 1 Spring 1996 page 12-13
Steven M. Zimmerman, Ph.D., Professor of Quality and Systems Management University of South Alabama
Glenn L. Laffel, MD, Ph.D., Quality Assurance, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Significance::Today's patients are self-aware. They want to know about their illness and why they are sick. They spend time learning about their medications and the effect the drugs have on their bodies. Home monitors give patient the ability to measure their own vital signs and BiomedQC type charts give patient's the ability to analyze their own data.
