Remote patient monitoring (RPM) can be used in a variety of ways to monitor many different types of people and for a range of purposes. From relatively short-term engagements to lifelong monitoring, there are many individuals who could benefit from the use of remote patient monitoring. The most popular use of this technology today is to monitor patients who have recently been discharged from the hospital and are struggling to manage a chronic illness. Frequently, these are individuals with COPD, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, or obesity who are trying to avoid readmittance to the hospital. RPM gives patients the benefits of constant monitoring without being in the hospital or daily visits from a home care nurse. Early identification of complications allow these patients to seek medical help from their primary care physician before their condition worsens to the point of needing the emergency room. This type of short-term monitoring generally lasts between ... Read Article

Like so many things in medicine, a remote patient monitoring system could be financed a number of ways. And, as the demand and understanding of remote patient monitoring grows, no doubt will the number and types of payers footing the bill. For Health Numeric, many of our clients are home health providers looking to provide a higher standard of care to their patients while reducing the amount of time their staff spends on travel. Because our system is a complete Care Circle, everyone from the patient’s children to his or her home nurse to the referring physician is linked together. The personalization allows the right people to be notified when self-recorded readings are outside of a set range. This system makes an ideal addition to the services of a home health company. However, a number of other groups are becoming involved with paying for or reimbursing remote patient monitoring—including Medicare. Utilizing the ... Read Article

Life Changes Earlier this year, Laura arrived back in Michigan to care for her 89-year-old mother, Beth, and stepfather, Allen. Her stepfather, recently released from critical care at Hillsdale Community Home Care, and Beth with her own chronic health issues, became a full-time care job for Laura. Despite much support from home care nurses, physical therapists, and in-office physician visits, the care for both parents was overwhelming. We Need More Help A home care nurse, Jennifer, recommended Health Numeric’s remote patient monitoring system for Laura’s “patients”. Thrilled with the idea of additional home care support, Laura and her parents worked to have the orders submitted and Health Numeric set up in their home. Installation was simple and involved delivery of the monitoring equipment, the Bluetooth hub, and training on taking daily measurements. Laura and her parents were given instruction on the regimen, which included daily weight, blood pressure, and pulse/oxygen readings for both parents, ... Read Article

Last month we attended the Michigan Association for Home Care Conference in Traverse City, Michigan. The experience was enlightening. We met so many wonderful and innovative people all with common goals: Working to revolutionize the home care experience for patients Strengthening the work of caregivers Increasing the efficiency of caregivers Providing better and more comprehensive care We also held a workshop for nurses and home health aides explaining the benefits of Health Numeric’s innovative software and devices. Throughout the conference we demonstrated the use of our devices and their seamless connectivity to our portal using Bluetooth technology. This allowed us to introduce our products to a wide range of home health companies that will benefit from our partnership in the future. The program also educated on upcoming legislation that will affect the home care world—both home health providers and patients. It was such a great experience, we were reminded that the possibility for innovation in our field is endless. We are inspired ... Read Article

Health Numeric attended the Michigan Health Information Network’s (MiHIN) conference in East Lansing on June 3-5th. The event had roughly 400 attendees and was their most successful event to date. The conference is “designed as a forum for healthcare thought leaders to share their perspectives on the current state and the future state of Health Information Technology (HIT) and Health Information Exchange (HIE) with peers and colleagues, to support the healthcare transformations underway in Michigan.” The 3-day event had a variety of presentations and speakers, ranging from prominent people in the healthcare field to Michigan Governor Rick Snyder—who gave the conference opening remarks. He spoke about Healthy Michigan and how that is made possible by many of the organization present at the event. He states that, “A few years ago, thousands of Michiganders relied on emergency rooms as their primary health care providers” and how “since the program launched last April, we’ve ... Read Article