Patient Outcomes

New Partnership to Implement In-Home Acute Care in Wisconsin

by Mark Melchionna

Marshfield Clinic Health System, headquartered in Wisconsin, is joining forces with DispatchHealth to increase the availability of in-home acute care services in an effort to lower emergency department...

Remote Patient Monitoring Linked to Lower COVID-19 Hospitalizations

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in JAMA Network Open found that implementing a remote patient monitoring (RPM) program led to positive outcomes for COVID-19 patients, including lower hospitalizations, intensive care...

Loyola Medicine Adds American Sign Language Feature for Telehealth

by Mark Melchionna

To enhance telehealth services, Loyola Medicine has implemented an American Sign Language (ASL) feature to assist deaf and hard-of-hearing patients participating in virtual appointments. Spanish,...

How FQHCs Are Standing Up, Sustaining Remote Patient Monitoring Programs

by Anuja Vaidya

Remote patient monitoring is growing in popularity in the U.S., especially since the COVID-19 pandemic restricted access to inpatient care. For many large health systems, the rising popularity of RPM has led them to expand or strengthen...

FQHC to Use Remote Patient Monitoring to Improve Hypertension Care

by Victoria Bailey

A North Carolina-based federally qualified health center (FQHC) has partnered with a remote patient monitoring company that focuses on chronic disease management to help improve virtual hypertension...

Cystic Fibrosis Health Outcomes Similar for Telehealth, In-Person Care

by Victoria Bailey

Using telehealth for cystic fibrosis treatment during the pandemic led to similar health outcomes for patients as in-person care, a study published in the journal Chest found. When the COVID-19...

Outcomes for Virtual Prenatal, Postpartum Care Similar to In-Person Visits

by Victoria Bailey

Rapid telehealth implementation for prenatal and postpartum care services during the COVID-19 pandemic was proven to be feasible for underserved populations at a clinic in Massachusetts, according to a...

Renown Health to Deploy BioIntelliSense’s RPM Device

by Anuja Vaidya

Renown Health has entered into a collaboration with remote patient monitoring provider BioIntelliSense to enhance in-hospital and at-home care. The Reno, Nevada-based nonprofit health system, which...

Remote Monitoring Via Text Linked to Fewer COVID-19 Deaths

by Anuja Vaidya

An automated texting program helped Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine lower the risk of death for COVID-19 patients who quarantined at home, according to a new study. As the novel coronavirus surged in...

Using Telehealth for Pre-Anesthesia Evaluations for Cancer Patients

by Victoria Bailey

Using telehealth to conduct pre-anesthesia evaluations for cancer patients reduced travel and saved time and money while having no impact on cancellation rates, according to a retrospective study out...

Florida Researchers Studying Artificial Intelligence Use in Telehealth

by Victoria Bailey

University of Central Florida researchers are working on a study to determine whether artificial intelligence integrated into telehealth visits can improve provider training and patient...

Remote Patient Monitoring Improves Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes

by Victoria Bailey

A remote patient monitoring platform managed by a pharmacist helped to improve outcomes for patients living with type 2 diabetes, according to a study out of the St. Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C)...

Telestroke Adoption Not Associated with Changes in Patient Outcomes

by Victoria Bailey

Telestroke adoption in hospitals did not produce any changes in patient outcomes or in stroke systems of care, according to a study from researchers at Harvard Medical School and other health...

Telehealth May Improve Outcomes for Children with Chronic Conditions

by Victoria Bailey

Using telehealth to deliver comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions is likely to reduce hospital and emergency department visits, improve patient outcomes, and decrease healthcare...

Using Remote Patient Monitoring to Improve Diabetes Care Management

by Victoria Bailey

The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is employing remote patient monitoring to increase patient access to diabetes care management and improve health outcomes. UMMC, one of the...

Mayo Clinic RPM Model Improves Outcomes For Acute COVID-19 Treatment

by Victoria Bailey

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs are safe and feasible, and they yield positive health outcomes for acute COVID-19 treatment, according to a Mayo Clinic study. The midwestern health system...

mHealth App Improves Heart Attack Treatment, Care Coordination

by Victoria Bailey

Physicians at the Mount Sinai Health System have developed an mHealth application to improve care coordination and speed up care delivery for heart attack patients. The app seeks to improve health...

Research Grants to Study Telehealth Use in Rheumatic Disease Treatment

by Victoria Bailey

The Rheumatology Research Foundation has awarded grants to two studies that will assess the effectiveness of telehealth in rheumatic disease treatment and what its future looks like in a post-pandemic...

Virtual Care Visits Improve Patient Satisfaction, Engagement Levels

by Victoria Bailey

Patient satisfaction levels can help payers and providers view telehealth as a reliable option for healthcare delivery. And in a recent Cleveland Clinic study, researchers found that patients are just...

Remote Patient Monitoring Promotes Chronic Care Management, Home Health

by Emily Sokol, MPH

Chronic care management and home health initiatives can drive down care costs and promote better patient outcomes. A key tool in these programs—remote patient monitoring—is helping one...

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