Remote Patient Monitoring
What is Telehealth At Home?
Telehealth At Home is a program that allows healthcare providers to continuously monitor patient vitals and symptoms remotely. Through a combination of in-home visits and telemonitoring encounters, Sentara Home Health nurses are able to identify worsening conditions early and notify physicians in time to avoid hospital readmission or emergency room visits. The Telehealth At Home program monitors patients with a variety of medical needs and diseases, including asthma, congestive heart failure, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Optimizing patient care with digital connectivity
Each patient in the Telehealth At Home program is provided with a 4G Samsung tablet loaded with easy-to-use software that is customized to meet the patient's unique needs. The telemonitoring tablet gives patients the ability to easily perform important measurements daily and/or as often as they want. Within minutes, patients electronically transmit this information specific to their condition to a home health nurse – all from the comfort of their home. In addition, we can communicate with the patient through the tablet without the need for a landline or internet connection.
The telemonitoring software allows patients to:
- Measure weight, blood pressure, heart rate, glucose and SPO2 and track their readings
- View customized educational videos
- Access medication reminders
- Let clinicians know of symptoms through a daily survey
- Learn about their disease condition and how to manage it
- Track their medication adherence and progress
- Communicate with their clinician via text, phone, or video chat
The telemonitoring software allows clinicians to:
- Monitor a patient's vitals and symptoms in real time
- Respond to high-risk readings that could lead to a hospital (re)admission
- Communicate with patients via text, phone, or video chat
- Track the patient's medication adherence
- Supplement education through videos and teach-back quizzes
Our telemonitoring solution allows patients to manage their care at home while providing clinicians the unique opportunity to intervene when patients are at high risk for a hospital readmission or ER visit. For more information, call 800-HOMECARE (1-800-466-3227) or 1-888-461-5649 outside of Virginia.