Many health plans and employers have rushed to offer the services and promote them as a convenient way for plan members to get medical care without leaving home or work.

许多健康计划和雇主都急于提供这种服务，称该服务能为加入计划的成员提供便利，使人们不用离开家或工作便能享受医疗保健服务。

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Dubbed "the internet of things", this is already making it possible, for example, to control home appliances using smartphone apps and to monitor medical devices remotely.

例如，这一被称为“物联网”的技术已经使得用智能手机应用程序控制家用电器和远程监控医疗设备成为可能。

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The increasing self-reliance of many elderly people is probably linked to a massive increase in the use of simple home medical aids.

许多老年人越来越能依靠自己生活，这可能与简单家庭医疗设备的使用大量增加有关。

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Several early medical-home pilot projects have shown signs of improved quality and patient satisfaction, researchers said.

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WellPoint said its savings projections are based largely on its own data from medical-home pilot projects.

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The number of medical-home practices is growing, according to the nonprofit National Committee for Quality Assurance, the biggest certifier of medical homes.

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