TELEHEALTH MONITORING

• Enables physicians, case managers and discharge planners to safely discharge clients who need close clinical monitoring at home.
• Facilitates early intervention through daily monitoring of vital signs and collects data on client specific questions.
• Provides physicians with "up to the minute" clinical reports which include the following vital signs: weight, blood pressure, pulse and oxygen saturation.
• Allows the client to maintain a stable health status, thereby improving quality of life.

 

Goals/Objectives

• Early identification of those clients needing additional monitoring.
• Empower the client to manage his/her illness at home.
• Prevent hospitalization and unnecessary visits to healthcare professionals.
• Collect information to track improvement.

 

Specifics

• The Registered Nurse identifies clients appropriate for Telehealth Monitoring.
• With the physician's approval we are able to provide the Telehealth Monitoring System:
  
  • The physician establishes the monitoring parameters.
  • The monitoring system is installed in the client's home and the client/caregiver is taught how to work the equipment.

• Every day the client/caregiver is to check vital signs and answer client specific programmed questions. Then the data is transmitted via the client’s home phone line to the VNA of LI's Central Monitoring Station.
• The Central Station Nurse reviews all transmissions on a daily basis and follows-up on all "Red Alerts" which are:
  • Vital signs that fall outside of the set parameters.
  • Unfavorable responses to the programmed questions.
  • When no data is received by the client's specified time frame, the VNA of LI's Central Station Nurse calls the client.
  • If the client is not feeling well at any time during the day, the client can check their vital signs and transmit their data at any hour of the day or night.

• Verbal and written communication regarding the client’s status is transmitted to the physician at regular intervals.