Yavapai Regional Medical Center Partners With Vivify Health to Improve Outcomes for Patients with CHF and COPD

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC), the leading healthcare system in Prescott, Arizona, has chosen Vivify Health, the pioneer and market leader of remote care via mobile devices, as its partner in addressing the care needs of patients with advanced congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). By leveraging Vivify's platform—including its evidence-based care pathways, instant-on kit of monitoring devices and telemedicine capabilities—YRMC's care team will be able to continually monitor the biometric data and symptoms of these patients in the comfort of their own homes while aiming to improve their health and quality of life, in addition to lowering their hospital readmission rates.

"We selected Vivify as our partner because we realize that continual engagement with our patients via remote monitoring is key to improving their care and long-term outcomes," said Boyd Murayama, Director of Physician Practices for Yavapai Regional Medical Center.

Murayama added, "Vivify's technology will enable our clinical care nurses to monitor these patients every day in the most efficient way possible while providing them with educational materials tailored to their conditions and comorbidities. Additionally, the instant-on health kit provided by Vivify is easy for patients to use without requiring any setup."

Care nurses can also use Vivify's dashboard to see whether patients have taken their daily biometric readings and completed the symptom forms on their Vivify-provided tablets. This newfound insight is a significant asset in ensuring patient adherence to care plans.

Indeed, Vivify already boasts a high patient adoption rate. Compared with industry data showing an average compliance rate of 30 to 40 percent among home-monitored patients, Vivify's partners—including more than 600 hospitals and health plans—have found that over 90 percent of the patients in their remote monitoring programs are compliant with their care plans.

Increased patient compliance and the ability of care teams to continually monitor patients' health status leads to better outcomes and lowers the cost of care, which is important to organizations that take financial risk. YRMC's accountable care organization (ACO), for example, has responsibility for a population that includes patients with complex chronic diseases. The health system's overriding goal is to improve these patients' health.

Jeff Haggard, Vice President of Customer Development, Western Region, for Vivify, commented, "YRMC's leadership realized that remote monitoring is a powerful tool for driving better quality of care for patients with complex chronic diseases. Our solution helps patients remain healthy or stable at home and enjoy a higher quality of life. On average, patients in programs supported by Vivify's platform have fewer acute episodes and readmissions, as well as decreased lengths of stay when they are admitted."

About Vivify Health

Vivify Health is one of healthcare's leading mobile Remote Care Management Platforms, providing multiple modalities of health consumer monitoring and engagement, aligned with individual risk profiles and technical capabilities. Founded in 2009, Vivify Health was among the first companies to deliver remote care technology via the cloud and mobile devices (mHealth), with deep integration into EMR, Analytics and Population Health systems, including open APIs for real-time and bi-directional data exchange, enabling "the last mile of population health." Vivify's solutions and services include fully-managed health kits (4G tablets and wireless personal health devices, with 24/7 tech support and logistics services), BYOD solutions, IVR solutions and professional services including workflow consulting, HIT Integration, and optional clinical call center support. Intuitive and simple interfaces define the Vivify experience for both patients and clinicians, with platform flexibility for remotely monitoring any clinical condition, shaping behavior through surveys and assessments, educational video content and virtual visits. Learn more at: http://blog.vivifyhealth.com/

About Yavapai Regional Medical Center

Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is a state-of-the-art healthcare system with two acute care hospitals, a network of primary and specialty care clinics, outpatient health and wellness centers, cardiac diagnostic centers, and outpatient medical imaging centers. Together, YRMC's network of services provides medical care and wellness resources to a geographic area encompassing 5,500 square miles and covering the communities of Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey, Humboldt, Mayer, Paulden, Bagdad, Yarnell, Kirkland, Skull Valley, and Crown King in northcentral Arizona.

As the region's leading not-for-profit healthcare provider, Yavapai Regional Medical Center is guided by a community-based board of trustees, a values-based team of experienced administrators and hundreds of physicians in multiple specialties who form the YRMC Medical Staff. Complementing this outstanding leadership are the skills, training and competence of professional nurses, therapists, technicians, support personnel and generous volunteers.

Media Contact:
Amendola Communications for Vivify Health
Joy DiNaro, 847.809.0406 or [email protected]

SOURCE Vivify Health

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