Patients want flexible and involved cardiac care, but cost hurdles remain

While at-home care is piquing cardiac patient interest, they say that solutions must be affordable, convenient and easy to operate. While at-home care has piqued the interest of patients with cardiac disease, the solution must be affordable, convenient and easy to operate, they say. Respondents were generally interested in at-home cardiac rehabilitation care, but they noted that cost and practicality were key barriers to uptake. Credit: Fagreia / Shutterstock.com. A new survey from digital health company Vivalink has found that patients with cardiac conditions favour flexible-home based cardiac rehabilitation care, though its appeal depends on a programme meeting certain terms.…

Source: Medical Device Network