Platform allows home-based patients to transmit data directly to EMR

A “pioneering” platform launched by the Center for Connected Health, a division of Partners Healthcare, allows patient data collected at home to be transmitted electronically then viewable through the Partners Healthcare EMR system. This information also is accessible via Partners Healthcare's patient portal.

Specifically, the new care delivery system allows patients to transmit information including blood pressure, weight and blood glucose using their computer, smartphone or tablet, according to a release. The remotely monitored data is viewable on the same computer screen as the patient’s other health data to give clinicians complete information on a patient’s condition, according to the release.

"By linking the center's remote monitoring database to the Partners medical record system, we are taking an important step towards continuous chronic disease management,” said James Noga, vice president and CIO, Partners HealthCare. “This is a significant part of how we are working to change care delivery, putting the patient at the center of their care while maintaining a close watch on their condition when they are not in the hospital or doctor's office."