Samsung Insights- February 2016
Americans aren’t getting any younger. This year, 2.5 million baby boomers will turn 70, according to the AARP, and the other 74.9 million living boomers are all over 50.
As this celebrated generation enters their golden years, the healthcare industry faces a challenging new reality: An aging patient population means more individuals with multiple chronic diseases and complex medical needs.
To keep at-risk patients healthy and healthcare costs down, many care providers are now investing in remote patient monitoring solutions.
The Economic Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring
More than 120 AHC patients use the Vivify/Samsung solution, with an 86 percent compliance rate. These patients receive ongoing disease management education, take more responsibility for their health and are far less likely to be admitted to the hospital. The remote care solution also offers them:
1. Continuity of Care
When chronically ill patients are bounced around from doctor to doctor, important information can get lost in the shuffle, leading to costly oversights and mishaps. “One of the greatest challenges in healthcare is fragmentation,” says Dr. Bakshandeh. “Physicians aren’t talking to each other. Pharmacies and hospitals aren’t talking to each other. The PCP doesn’t understand what happened to their patients, because they went to four different places.” With the Vivify platform, patient data is in one place and can easily be communicated to physicians.
2. Continuous Data
Each day, AHC’s remote care patients use Bluetooth-enabled medical devices — weight scales, blood pressure cuffs and oximeters — to capture biometric data on the Samsung tablet and transmit it to AHC’s Command Center. Patients also answer a series of daily questions based on their medical conditions and care plans.
