To the Editor: We commend Page and colleagues for their comprehensive statement on chronic heart failure (CHF) care.1 However, we wish to highlight an important omission to the discussion regarding telemonitoring.
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- 1. Page K, Marwick TH, Lee R, et al. A systematic approach to chronic heart failure care: a consensus statement. Med J Aust 2014; 201: 146-150. <MJA full text>
- 2. Inglis SC, Clark RA, McAlister FA, et al. Structured telephone support or telemonitoring programmes for patients with chronic heart failure. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010; (8): CDC0072228. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007228.pub3.
- 3. Australian Government Department of Health. National E-Health Strategy. Canberra: DoH, 2012 http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/National+Ehealth+Strategy (accessed Aug 2014).
- 4. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. Sydney: ACSQHC, 2012. http://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications/national-safety-and-quality-health-service-standards (accessed Jan 2015).
- 5. Clark RA, Driscoll A. Access and quality of heart failure management programs in Australia. Aust Crit Care 2009; 22: 111-116.
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Sally Inglis is supported by a NSW Cardiovascular Research Network Life Science Research Fellowship from the Heart Foundation and the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research (CR 11S 6226).
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