Chris Gaur, Co-Founder Vital Care Services

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

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