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  VNA Health at Home, Inc.
  27 Siemon Company Drive
  Watertown, CT  06795
  Phone: 860.274.7531
  Toll Free: 888.274.7531
  Fax: 860.274.4173
  Intake Fax: 860.274.8492
 

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Telehealth                                     

Inside Telehealth

Telehealth / Telehealth FAQ's

 

What is Telehealth? It is the use of telecommunications and information technology to provide quality healthcare to our patients in their own homes.  We supply them with in-home Philips Tele-monitoring equipment which allows for daily remote monitoring of blood pressure, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, and weight. A VNA Health at Home Care Manager reviews each patient's data on a daily basis through a secure web-based Clinical Review Application.  Physicians are alerted when a patient's measurements or survey responses fall outside the limits established by the physician.  Reports are provided to the physician on a frequency requested by the physician.

Why should patients use Telehealth?   In home monitoring provides patients with the right care, in the right place, and at the right time. Tele-monitoring is not intended to eliminate in-home nursing visits. It is our mission to help decrease the frequency of unnecessary visits, while maximizing the effectiveness of time spent in our patients' homes.  It is a win-win situation for everyone.


Telehealth Benefits   Patient Benefits
  • Allows for DAILY clinical management and oversight
  • Fills in the "gap in care"
  • Identifies patient exacerbations and promotes earlier intervention
  • Increases communication with patient / caregivers
  • Improves resources allocation
  • Helps reduce ER visits and hospital readmissions

 

  • Encourages self-care behaviors
  • Improves compliance to care regimen
  • Improves patient / caregiver satisfaction
  • Decreases anxiety by taking an active role in own care
  • Empowers patient by taking an active role in own care
  • Decreases unplanned emergent care and hospitalization