Post-Implementation Outcomes of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program After Emergency Department Discharge

Eric W. Maurer; Terrence Adam; Lynn E. Eberly; Ahmed Alsharit; Stephanie Billecke; Tucker Annis; Sameer Badlani; Susan Pleasants; Genevieve B. Melton

doi:10.3233/SHTI231017

Post-Implementation Outcomes of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program After Emergency Department Discharge

Eric W. Maurer, Terrence Adam, Lynn E. Eberly, Ahmed Alsharit, Stephanie Billecke, Tucker Annis, Sameer Badlani, Susan Pleasants, Genevieve B. Melton

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Abstract

To better communicate and improve post-visit outcomes, a remote patient monitoring (RPM) program was implemented for patients discharged from emergency departments (ED) across 10 hospitals. The solution was offered to patients at the time of ED discharge and staffed by a group of care coordinators to respond to questions/urgent needs. Of 107,477 consecutive patients offered RPM, 28,425 patients (26.4%) engaged with the program. Activated patients with RPM were less likely to return to the ED within 90 days of their index visit [19.8% compared to 23.6%, p<.001]. While activation rates were modest, we observed fewer return visits to the ED in patients using RPM, with a 16.2% lower hazard of returning in the next year. Future research is needed to understand methods to improve RPM activation, any causal effects of RPM activation on return ED visits, and external validation of these findings.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
Editors	Jen Bichel-Findlay, Paula Otero, Philip Scott, Elaine Huesing
Publisher	IOS Press BV
Pages	509-513
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781643684567
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231017
State	Published - Jan 25 2024
Event	19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MedInfo 2023 - Sydney, Australia Duration: Jul 8 2023 → Jul 12 2023

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Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	310
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

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Conference	19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MedInfo 2023
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	7/8/23 → 7/12/23

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© 2024 International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and IOS Press.

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emergency department
Remote patient monitoring
telehealth

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Maurer, E. W., Adam, T., Eberly, L. E., Alsharit, A., Billecke, S., Annis, T., Badlani, S., Pleasants, S., & Melton, G. B. (2024). Post-Implementation Outcomes of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program After Emergency Department Discharge. In J. Bichel-Findlay, P. Otero, P. Scott, & E. Huesing (Eds.), MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (pp. 509-513). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 310). IOS Press BV. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231017

Post-Implementation Outcomes of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program After Emergency Department Discharge. / Maurer, Eric W.; Adam, Terrence ; Eberly, Lynn E. et al.
MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. ed. / Jen Bichel-Findlay; Paula Otero; Philip Scott; Elaine Huesing. IOS Press BV, 2024. p. 509-513 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 310).

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Maurer, EW, Adam, T , Eberly, LE, Alsharit, A, Billecke, S, Annis, T, Badlani, S, Pleasants, S & Melton, GB 2024, Post-Implementation Outcomes of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program After Emergency Department Discharge. in J Bichel-Findlay, P Otero, P Scott & E Huesing (eds), MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 310, IOS Press BV, pp. 509-513, 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MedInfo 2023, Sydney, Australia, 7/8/23. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231017

Maurer EW, Adam T , Eberly LE, Alsharit A, Billecke S, Annis T et al. Post-Implementation Outcomes of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program After Emergency Department Discharge. In Bichel-Findlay J, Otero P, Scott P, Huesing E, editors, MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. IOS Press BV. 2024. p. 509-513. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/SHTI231017

Maurer, Eric W. ; Adam, Terrence ; Eberly, Lynn E. et al. / Post-Implementation Outcomes of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program After Emergency Department Discharge. MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics. editor / Jen Bichel-Findlay ; Paula Otero ; Philip Scott ; Elaine Huesing. IOS Press BV, 2024. pp. 509-513 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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