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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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