The app enables patients to track their symptoms with digital-health devices, view associated trends and then make better, more informed decisions about treatment options. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed an application to engage Crohn's Disease and Colitis patients in their treatment.Partners Healthcare is working with iGetBetter to utilize digital-health devices to monitor heart-failure patients outside of the hospital – and has already reduced heart failure-related hospital readmissions by 50 percent.Kaiser Permanente is utilizing telemedicine-video services that enable patients to quickly access emergency physicians and, therefore, avoid a trip to the emergency department for minor ailments.Patient interest combined with financial incentives have led many healthcare organizations to successfully launch a number of connected-health programs: In fact, more than 75 percent of patients have expressed interest in telemedicine services, according to study conducted by Healthcare Informatics earlier this year.
Not only are payers providing incentives to implement such initiatives but patients also are encouraging their providers to adopt these programs. Providers can integrate patient data from these devices throughout the care continuum to truly power better outcomes and engagement. To execute on these initiatives quickly and efficiently, healthcare organizations are implementing connected-health strategies to better manage patients and care delivery.Ĭonnected-health initiatives that incorporate telemedicine, digital-health devices and remote-monitoring solutions are an increasingly popular and effective solution to keep patients healthy and out of clinical facilities.
As this collective industry ambition moves from theory to practice, leaders strive to implement initiatives that will improve quality of care, enhance patient experiences and reduce costs. The "triple aim" is the accepted and preeminent goal for healthcare organizations across the country.
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