barbie oliver - university of south al telehealth

2ND ALABAMA RURAL HEALTH & TELEHEATH SUMMIT 2013

Remote Bio-Monitoring ProgramOctober 18, 2013Barbie Oliver, CRNPUniversity of South Alabama

Center for Strategic Health Innovation

THREE STATE AGENCY COLLABORATION

RMEDETM

Uses Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technologyDetects threshold violation readings for Blood Pressure, Blood Glucose and WeightGenerates threshold violation reports in real time and/or periodic graphsProvides link to ADPH Nurse for Medicaid Patient 1st patientsMonitors Congestive Heart Failure, Hypertension, Diabetes for M/C Patient 1st

patients

POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR PROVIDERS:

Earlier intervention for uncontrolled disease  Reduced need for alternate provider visits  Reduced need for Emergency Department

visits  If admitted to hospital, shorter length of

stay  Improved compliance with the provider’s

plan of care  Increased patient satisfaction 

POTENTIAL BENEFITS FOR PATIENTS:

Potential for improved outcomes  Lowered healthcare-related expenses Improved compliance with provider’s plan of care Education and reinforcement of healthy behavior changes Increased satisfaction with care

SAMPLE REPORTS: BIOMONITORING DATA GRAPHS

AGE DISTRIBUTION

GENDER DIAGNOSIS 1 AND AVERAGE MONTHS OF ENROLLMENT

RACE-AGE DIAGNOSIS 1

RACE DIAGNOSIS 1 & 2

DIAGNOSIS DISTRIBUTION

AGE /DIAGNOSIS 1-2 /NUMBER OF PATIENTS

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These applications can extend the vision

of the clinician to facilitate quicker

assessment and proactive intervention for

many populations living with chronic and

acute healthcare problems to improve quality of life.

Questions ???? Barbara (Barbie) Oliver, CRNP

(251) 414-8152boliver@southalabama.edu