Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to a US military treatment facility who received virtual care (VC) and remote patient monitoring (RPM) services met 85 percent wearable adherence and no increases in 30-day readmissions or emergency department visits.
Monitored patients triggered a manageable number of alarms/day for the monitoring–team-to-patient ratio. Despite only enrolling 13% of COVID-19 patients at centers where it was available, the program offered substantial savings averaged across all patients in those centers without adversely affecting clinical outcomes.
Total net savings were estimated at US $2.3 million in the first year of the program across the US Military Health Sestem.
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