A Smart Healthcare Kit for Home Healthcare

Abstract

Chun-Yang Chou, Ding-Yang Hsu, Chun-Hung Chou

In response to the aging population, the National Health Insurance Administration relaunched the Integrated Home Healthcare Plan in 2016. This policy encourages physicians to walk out of the consulting room and visit the homes of patients with limited mobility and difficulty seeking medical treatment. The COVID-19 pandemic has recently changed the way people used to live. In particular, people with limited mobility and difficulties seeking medical care can now choose home healthcare to receive treatments [1]. Home healthcare services not only allow people to stay in a familiar environment and be accompanied by family members but also reduce the risk of infection when going out for medical treatments. During the pandemic, in addition to acquiring the required medical services at home, people can also receive vaccinations smoothly and pandemic prevention information. Further, in implementing the hierarchical medical system and avoiding the risk of infection during return visits, hospitals may transfer the follow-up healthcare of discharged cases to the grassroots clinics to jointly build a complete healthcare network of the hierarchical medical system and implement local healthcare.

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