Less time in hospital and also cheaper treatment thanks to digitalisation
(WorldNews Switzerland)

In Switzerland, around 400,000 people suffer from the lung disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Although drugs can alleviate their symptoms, it is still not possible to cure them. Improving the quality of life of those affected is therefore the primary goal, for example, by avoiding hospital admissions due to acute deterioration as far as possible. Supervised by a doctor at home In a large-scale study, the Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, the University Hospital Zurich and three other Swiss hospitals1 are...