Carematix Chronic Care Monitoring Solution Helps Reduce Ochsner Hospital’s 30 Day Readmissions by 40%

The article presents a real-world example of how Carematix/Blipcare’s Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) technology was used by Ochsner Health System to improve the management of heart-failure patients after they returned home. Starting in February 2014, more than 100 patients were provided with a CarematixBlipcare wireless weight scale, which collected daily weight measurements and transmitted the information to the Epic Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. This allowed healthcare professionals to remotely monitor patients, identify changes in their condition and adjust medications when necessary. According to Ochsner, the program resulted in a 40% reduction in 30-day hospital readmissions and increased patient engagement in their own care. The article gives readers an insight into how connected medical devices, EHR integration and continuous remote monitoring can support chronic disease management, enable earlier clinical intervention and potentially reduce hospital readmissions and healthcare costs.