Home Telemonitoring Program

A home telemonitor is a small device placed in your home, which is programmed to record your vital signs daily: weight, blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation and temperature. A few yes or no questions will also be asked, for example, “Are your legs swollen more than usual?” or “Are you having more difficulty breathing compared to a normal day?” The vital signs and questions are transmitted to our office and reviewed by a nurse everyday. By evaluating your vital signs, weight and the answers to the questions we can detect changes in your condition and evaluate your status seven days a week. Changes are communicated to your doctor. A supervisor will call you in between actual home visits to review your readings, check how you are feeling and give you instruction over the phone if need be. This program helps our patients identify early signs of medical problems and address these problems before they lead to preventable visits to the emergency room or admission to the hospital. The telemonitoring is absolutely free to our home care patients so you will not be charged for this great service.

The many benefits for you and your physician of an in-home monitoring system include:

• The elimination of unnecessary and unscheduled visits.

• Breaks the cycle of emergency care and hospital re-admissions for patients with chronic illness such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, etc.

• Helps your physician be more pre-emptive in patient care, allowing for adjustments to the treatment plan or medications.

• Complete, objective clinical patient data is available to the physician immediately with a simple request for the information.

• A complete history of your readings can be printed for you to take to your doctor's visits.

• Prompt communication of abnormal parameters and routine trend reports allow the physician to detect subtle changes in clinical status before a patient's condition deteriorates.

Home telemonitoring is also available on a private pay basis for a low monthly fee. This program offers peace of mind and reassurance that you or your family members health status is being overseen even when you or a loved one is no longer receiving home care services. Ask your nurse for more information or call the office and ask for a supervisor to discuss this wonderful opportunity.