Telehealth is “a godsend” for a Veteran in need
As a veteran-owned company we’re pleased to report that the VA’s use of telehealth is proving to be a life-saving tool for Veterans in need of care. The Wilmington VA’s Remote Patient Monitoring – Home Telehealth (RPM – HT) program is helping to monitor Veterans’ vital signs and health status, and provide health education. Recently, […]
Innovative Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Program Significantly Drops Rate of Severe Hypertension Postpartum
With glaring racial disparities in maternal mortality, a program that could begin to bridge gaps in postpartum care was desperately needed. In April 2020, the start of the pandemic, Christina Yarrington, MD, FACOG, director of labor and delivery at Boston Medical Center knew that in order to address the approximately 30% of patients who manage hypertensive issues during […]
How One FQHC is Using Telehealth, RPM to Alleviate Staffing Challenges
Rainelle Medical, an FQHC in West Virginia, implemented a telehealth solution and chronic care-focused RPM platform, helping it mitigate staffing challenges. Healthcare organizations began sounding the alarm about staff shortages in 2020. A May 2022 report from the Department of Health and Human Services shows just how significantly the COVID-19 pandemic intensified healthcare workforce challenges. Between March […]
Controlling Hypertension with the Help of Remote Patient Monitoring Can Provide Assistance to More than 116 Million Americans
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — There are more than 116 million Americans who must work every day to control their hypertension, and, in fact, only about one of every four manage their condition properly. The cost of helping people with high blood pressure continues to rise and is estimated to be around $131 billion each year.1 Without […]
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Has Arrived
Rythym published a report with some numbers that are very encouraging for our healthcare system and patients with chronic conditions. Here’s a link to the report: https://www.myrhythmnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/RhythmMarketReport_DIGITAL_FINAL.pdf Executive Summary Remote patient monitoring (RPM)—the next big wave in healthcare—has arrived. This virtual care management approach, in which physicians remotely monitor patients’ vital signs such as heart […]
Hypertension RPM Program Has Led to Increased Blood Pressure Control and Fewer Emergency Department (ED) Visits
A pharmacist-led remote patient monitoring (RPM) program at Mount Sinai Health System, in New York City, that started during the COVID-19 pandemic for the management of hypertension has led to increased blood pressure control and fewer emergency department (ED) visits and inpatient admissions for hypertension-related concerns. Patients take blood pressure readings daily, which are sent directly […]
Who Will Care for Rural Older Adults? Measuring the Direct Care Workforce in Rural Areas
Photo by Kathy Henning kathleenhenning.photo [@] gmail.com University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center’s Policy Brief This policy brief helps to make it clear that residents living in rural areas will find it increasingly more difficult to get health care as easily as their urban counterparts. The purpose of the research: Direct care workers are […]
Giving Tuesday: 5 Health Benefits of Giving
Research suggests that there are both physical and mental health benefits for those who give During the holiday season, more people are inspired to give. This doesn’t just mean shopping or donating money to charitable organizations—giving can include volunteering, or participating in social campaigns. Research suggests that there are both physical and mental health benefits of […]
Health Worker Burnout
Why health worker burnout matters The realities of our health care system are driving many health workers to burnout. They are at an increased risk for mental health challenges and choosing to leave the health workforce early. They work in distressing environments that strain their physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. This will make it harder […]
Maternal Health Outcomes Worsened During the Pandemic
Hundreds of women in the U.S. die each year from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to experience complications. The GAO analyzed CDC data and found: Health and Human Services officials and stakeholders we interviewed said the pandemic worsened factors contributing to maternal health disparities, like access to […]
Digital Health Pilot Dramatically Improves Outcomes for Medicaid Patients Battling Chronic Diseases
Findings of Ochsner Health pilot show nearly 50% of hypertensive patients reach their control goals in just the first few months of participation Ochsner Health – one of the largest health systems in the Southeastern United States – released the findings of a new pilot program that highlights how access to digital medicine with remote […]
Maternity Care Deserts are Growing in the U.S.
The March of Dimes report, Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S., identifies counties in which access to maternity health care services is limited or absent, either through lack of services or barriers to a woman’s ability to access that care. The report found that 7 million women of childbearing age live in […]
