CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Care Metrics℠ telehealth (homecaremetrics.com) arms caregivers with tools to help them observe and report on subtle changes in chronic conditions. This is a major step in the right direction toward preventing unnecessary ER visits and hospitalizations for patients with multiple chronic illnesses. According to the Centers for Disease Control, incurable and ongoing chronic diseases affect approximately 133 million Americans, representing more than 40% of the total population of this country. The Lancet Journal reports that by 2020, that number is projected to grow to an estimated 157 million, with 81 million having multiple conditions.
The Office of National Coordination for Health Information Technology (ONC) has identified the use of Patient-Generated Health Data PGHD as a significant issue for advancing patient engagement, care delivery and research. Home Care Metrics℠ uses PGHD to shift the existing paradigm from physician and health care provider defined and directed information to one that is patient centered.
Home Care Metrics℠ has been in development since 2011 and in continuous use for the past four years by Wellspring Personal Care, a Chicago based home care company. The beta test couples a unique telemedicine program for a rapidly growing group of high need patients. Cherished Companions Home Care™ LLC, in Chagrin Falls, OH, Encore Caregivers in Houston, TX and CaraVita Homecare in Atlanta, GA, three prominent home care providers are participating in the beta test. The study participants range in age from 23 to 103. The average age is 82. One third of the participants have a diagnosis of dementia. Three out of four patients have difficulty walking, have experienced falls, are incontinent, have experienced medication side effects, and develop urinary tract infections as a result of dehydration. Home Care Metrics ℠ serves a population of often neglected patients who have a high probability of hospitalization and eventual nursing home placement.
Home Care Metrics℠ LLC is a health care technology firm founded in 2015 by a Geriatric Physician and Social Worker each with more than 30 years of clinical and in-home care experience with elderly and disabled patients. The use of Home Care Metrics℠ has proven to prevent functional and physical decline in individuals with multiple chronic conditions.
Contact: Steven C. Fox D.O., Home Care Metrics℠
Phone: 312-953-5202
Email: [email protected]
http://geri-doctor.com/
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