Sensors are placed in key locations around the home to measure routine daily activities such as time spent sleeping, eating, and being mobile around the house. Connected software helps establish patterns for each patient, and the passive monitoring can detect changes in activity levels and transmit alerts to caregivers without the need for the patient to learn new technologies or check in with providers and family members.
“We know that daily activities, like eating, sleeping and physical activity, can tell you a lot about a person’s health,” said Humana Cares/Senior Bridge Vice President of Telephonic Care Management Operations Gail Miller. “With the information relayed to us from the Healthsense in-home sensors, we’re able to quickly act on the alerts we receive. This is especially important in cases where you have a member with multiple chronic conditions living alone and a timely response can drastically change a health outcome.”
Remote monitoring is one of the fastest growing segments of the health IT industry, projected to hit nearly $300 million over the next five years. As the general population ages and providers look for tools to help maintain adherence to chronic disease care regimens, mHealth and telehealth are gaining ground as ways to cut unnecessary office visits and provide preventative care and communication. Remote monitoring data can be sent to EHRs to provide an ongoing picture of a patient’s daily health, allowing providers to proactively reach out when abnormalities or health risks are detected.
“A rapidly growing body of research demonstrates the significant impact technology, in particular remote ADL monitoring, can have on the outcomes and cost of care,” added Healthsense President and CEO A.R. Weiler. “We’re excited to work with Humana to employ the eNeighbor passive monitoring platform to help trigger interventions and help prevent adverse events from escalating to emergency room visits or hospital stays.”
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Jennifer Bresnick
Quelle/Source: EHRIntelligence, 31.12.2013
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