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Delores E. Vieira Domingos Vieira Gloria Vieira Isabel Viera
Dr. John J. Vietas
Robert N. Vigeant
Bruce G. Violante
Olga Vitello
Augusto Vitorino
Charles Walecka
Steven Walker
Jeanette P. Webb
Janet M. Weissman
Rosanna Welch
Carl Westcoat
Dorothy Wholey
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Wholey
Albert J. Wilding, Jr. Ronald R. Williams Russell J. Wilson Nancy M. Wojnar Josephine Wojtaszek Sidney Wood
Shirley Workman Charles Young
HOME HEALTH AND SUPPORTIVE CARE
VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION
New Remote Monitoring System Provides Real-Time Care for Home Care Patients
Patients of Southcoast VNA may now experience a new type of technology designed to play a vital role in reducing the risk of hospitalizations and visits to the emergency room. For patients living with chronic illness, such as heart disease and COPD, frequent admissions can cause a large financial, physical and emotional burden.
To help lessen these burdens, Southcoast VNA recently introduced a new telehealth program that is able to manage patients’ needs at home in real-time using an advanced remote monitoring system that uses a 4G tablet and Bluetooth device. The program uses an easy-to-use software that customizes the tablets
for each patient with disease-specific tools, including medication reminders, educational videos, video visits with VNA nurses and daily symptom surveys, as well as daily monitoring of vital signs.
Southcoast VNA nurses use a mobile app that is able to receive high-risk alerts for patients on the program. “This technology transforms how we care for patients, and most importantly, addresses some of the primary strategies to help our patients stay at home and reduce hospital admissions,” states Janet Stewart, Southcoast VNA’s Manager of Specialty Teams.
Southcoast VNA has been using telehealth technology since 2001 to improve patient care. The telehealth service for patients is available at no cost thanks to donations from corporate partners and individuals.
To learn more about Southcoast VNA
Joanne Gregory
508-973-3470 gregoryj@southcoast.org
VNA patient John Costa of New Bedford receives guidance on his telemonitoring system from Jessica Magalhaes, LPN, VNA Telemonitoring Nurse.
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