Congestive heart failure is a struggle for patients, but for those who are in rural areas, it’s even harder since access to medical care is challenging.
Rita Yazzie, featured in this video, uses monitoring equipment to transmit vital signs and blood pressure from her Navajo reservation in rural Arizona to the Flagstaff Medical Center seventy miles away, where they can monitor for problems and reduce costs for patients.
Source: http://blog.ctia.org/2013/05/29/remote-heart-monitoring/
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