Payor pilots heart failure monitoring program
Anthem Blue Cross has partnered with Ideal Life to pilot the C.A.R.E. (Congestive Heart Failure Ambulatory Remote monitoring and Engagement) program to provide wireless body weight scales to in-home congestive heart failure patients for increased patient monitoring.
Under the partnership, Anthem will make use of Ideal Life’s remote monitoring devices equipped with Bluetooth capabilities to triage patients with chronic heart conditions that will help identify patients at risk for acute conditions and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
The body weight scale will help facilitate intervention for patients who have a sudden or dramatic increase in body weight, which often leads to hospitalization for heart failure. The technology allows for the patient to receive feedback and information via text message for awareness of their condition and progress.
Patient’s biometric data is monitored and wirelessly transmitted through a standard telephone line to a secure data repository and collected and communicated in real-time to patients and their physicians or care givers.
Under the partnership, Anthem will make use of Ideal Life’s remote monitoring devices equipped with Bluetooth capabilities to triage patients with chronic heart conditions that will help identify patients at risk for acute conditions and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency room visits.
The body weight scale will help facilitate intervention for patients who have a sudden or dramatic increase in body weight, which often leads to hospitalization for heart failure. The technology allows for the patient to receive feedback and information via text message for awareness of their condition and progress.
Patient’s biometric data is monitored and wirelessly transmitted through a standard telephone line to a secure data repository and collected and communicated in real-time to patients and their physicians or care givers.