Telehealth Solution Remotely Monitors Patients
By Wendy Grafius, contributing writer
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center implements telehealth solution to provide clinical services to patients remotely
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center, of nonprofit healthcare leader Florida Hospital, has contracted with Authentidate to employ InscrybeMD telehealth solution to remotely monitor patients. The implementation is expected to improve patient status, reduce ER visits and readmissions, and increase patient satisfaction.
Florida Hospital sought a method to provide follow-up care for patients who are managing chronic diseases and conditions such as chronic heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, and hypertension. Florida Hospital Community Care, a partnership with Bethune-Cookman University, was piloted in which clinicians, with support from student health coaches, coordinated care for the patient while at home.
“The InscrybeMD telehealth solution has proven highly effective at keeping patients on their care plans, improving patient outcomes, and reducing readmissions at similar healthcare organizations,” said Jill Piazza, PT, DPT, director of health and performance at Florida Hospital. “We are committed to improving the health of our patients and providing the tools necessary for our clinical staff to accomplish that goal.”
With the secure InscrybeMD web application, providers can view a patient’s vitals and make adjustments to care plans. These are communicated to the patient via the Electronic House Call device (EHC) with touch screen during scheduled sessions. In addition, disease management education and automated reminders for diet, medication, and follow-up physician visits all increase patient compliance and encourage healthier habits, leading to overall improved health.
“We are seeing increased interest from healthcare organizations like Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center to improve their patients’ health outcomes and reduce readmissions with our InscrybeMD telehealth solutions,” said Jessica Levenberg, sales director at Authentidate. “We are thrilled that Florida Hospital has entrusted us to help them deliver on their goals and look forward to empowering them to do so through the use of our EHC devices and InscrybeMD web application.”
Orlando-based Florida Hospital, ranked Florida’s number one hospital by U.S. News & World Report in 2013, is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit healthcare providers with 22 campuses throughout Florida. Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center is located on two campuses: 277-bed main hospital in Daytona Beach and 119-bed facility in Ormond Beach. Specialties offered include cardiology, cancer, emergency care, surgical services, obstetrics, neurosurgery, stroke care, rehabilitation, weight-loss surgery, imaging, laboratory, home health, wound care, diabetes, hospice, physician practices, and women’s services.
A 2012 winner of the Florida Governor’s Sterling Award (GSA), Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission, Society of Chest Pain Centers, and Commission on Cancer. The location is a primary stroke center and received the 2012 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence from Consumer Reports as well as an “A” rating from the Leapfrog Group. Florida Hospital is a member of the faith-based Adventist Health System with 45 hospital campuses in 10 states.
SOURCE: Globe Newswire