Hosp Case Manag. 2011 May;19(5):76-7.
A collaboration between Ocean Medical Center and Meridian At Home care agency in Brick, NJ, to provide remote monitoring for heart failure patients has resulted in a drop in readmissions from 14.93% before the program began to 4.84% in the first eight months of the pilot program. Program aims to get patients accustomed to monitoring weight gain and other symptoms. Hospital case managers screen patients for appropriateness for the program. Eligible patients receive a daily automated phone call, answer questions and record their weight on a remote monitoring device connected to the remote monitoring nurse. Nurses work with patients to reinforce hospital teaching and determine the causes of exacerbation.
新泽西州布里克市的海洋医疗中心与家庭护理机构子午线合作，为心力衰竭患者提供远程监测，使得再入院率从项目开始前的14.93%降至试点项目前八个月的4.84%。该项目旨在让患者习惯监测体重增加及其他症状。医院病例管理人员会筛选适合该项目的患者。符合条件的患者每天会接到自动电话，回答问题并在连接到远程监测护士的远程监测设备上记录体重。护士与患者合作，强化医院的教导并确定病情加重的原因。
