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Chris Gaur, Co-FounderVital Care Services
TeleHealth Research:Assistive Remote Patient Monitoring –
Effective e-Health Intervention
Pace UniversityJanuary 17th, 2014
Background: Healthcare Today
Seniors are the fastest growing population in the world
1 of every 2 adults has at least one chronic condition
About 1 in 3 U.S. adults has high blood pressure – an estimated 68 million
$1.1 trillion is spent annually in the U.S. on unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and doctors’ visits
What is TeleHealth?
The delivery of health-related services and information via telecommunications technologies
TeleHealth Objectives
Increase quality of care Expand healthcare access Reduce healthcare costs
Research QuestionsCan seniors learn
TeleHealth?
Are they willing to do it?
Does it help patient education?
Can they learn to do it themselves?
Methodology
Team Selection
Team Training
Participant Selection
Pre-Course Survey
Weekly Monitoring
Post-Course Survey
Wellness for Older AdultsUsability and Benefits of TeleHealth
Early InterventionCase Study
TeleHealth System
MEDICATION REMINDERS
TRENDS ANALYSIS
Health Data Inputs
TeleHealth Monitor
Weight
Blood Pressure
Blood Oxygen
Temperature
Pain Levels
MedicationsBlood Glucose
Questions
Clinician Dashboard
Health DataSecurity and Privacy
Tablet/Web Portal: Secure Login/HTTPS
Privacy: HIPAA Training and Certification
Consent: Participant Enrollment FormsData: Anonymous Participant NamesProtection: Three Layer Firewalls
I. Watchguard Enterprise FirewallII. VMware FirewallIII. Windows Firewall
NYC Pilot Program
250+ Applicants
Vital Care partners with Pace University
Winner of funded 6 month pilot study
Pilot ObjectivesReduce healthcare
costs with evidence based interventions
Manage chronic diseases and
prevent hospitalization
Enable medical technology in
homes for aging in place
Train future working
professionals at University level
Pilot Design
Training
• Train Pace University student technicians and graduate RN’s• Enroll participants in community partner locations
Monitoring
• Collect health data 2 times a week at community locations• Provide individual health assessments remotely
Analysis
• Evaluate Health outcomes, Patient engagement, and Adherence• Report three and six month research analysis to NYCEDC
July -> August
August -> December
August -> December
Washington Heights, Manhattan (NORC)
32 patients1 student technician
2 Remote TeleHealth
Nurses
Populations Served
Bay Ridge. Brooklyn (Low Income Housing)
33 patients2 student technicians
Battery Park, Manhattan (IL/AL)
22 patients1 student technician
Lower East Side, Manhattan (NORC)
38 patients1 student technician
NYC PILOT VIDEOSummary of Findings
Shore Hill Summary
Future Research
Healthcare Coverage & Costs
Hospital Re-admissions & ER
mHealth & Telemedicine
Caregiver & Patient Education / Multiple Chronic Diseases (Westchester & Scranton, PA)
Comments / Questions?
Dr. David Sachs, Pace University • Email: [email protected]• Phone: (914) 471-0852
Dr. Jean F. Coppola, Pace University • Email: [email protected]• Phone: (914) 773-3755
Chris Gaur, Co-Founder• Email: [email protected]• Phone: (914) 886-8801
Dave Gaur, Co-Founder• Email: [email protected]• Phone: (914) 275-7675
www.myvics.com www.pace.edu
