Communications Technologies Can Keep Home Health Patients Out of the ER
Recent studies show that in a span of 90 days, 40% of emergency visits from home care patients could have been avoided.
Injuries from falls and improper medication dosing were the most common conditions accounting for potentially preventable ER visits by home health patients. One way to help reduce ER visits is to have staff or family monitor patients in the home and report symptoms in real-time, catching signs before health worsens. Mobile Communication and Collaboration tools have been tailor-made for the purpose.
- `Everyone should be using something like this. It really has changed how we operate on a day-to-day basis.
– Vice President of Clinical Operations
Home Health & Hospice Agency
Proper utilization of technology helps keep patients out of the ER. Periodic telehealth communication with patients or their families can help agencies to monitor symptoms between visits. Just as patients and their families can be invaluable resources when connected by technology, care team members can act as each other’s eyes & ears, increasing opportunities to catch potential issues early, averting bad outcomes and expensive treatments.
You can learn to implement this simple technique that has been proven to be effective in preventing expensive and frustrating ER visits. And the good news is that it does not cost anything to test drive this technique.
Test Drive Buzz Today! Pilot includes onboarding and training for you and your team.
- "I cannot remember how I delivered the information to providers and contacts before Buzz, and I don’t want to."
– Shannon Cozzens,
Vice President, Care Navigation Summit Home Health & Hospice
Vice President, Care Navigation Summit Home Health & Hospice
