Remote Patient Monitoring – Home Telehealth (RPM-HT) is saving Veterans’ lives, reducing hospital admissions, and shortening lengths of hospital stays.
RPM–HT is a VA telehealth program that provides Veterans with devices to measure and submit their daily vital signs, such as temperature, glucose levels, blood pressure, and heart rate, from home. A VA care coordinator then monitors the Veteran’s uploaded health information to identify potential health issues.
“We’re catching a lot of medical problems early, so that prevents hospitalizations or an ER visit,” said Kenneth Horseman, a lead care coordinator for RPM–HT. “The overall improvement of quality of life is just amazing. It’s unbelievable the differences we’re making doing this.”
According to current program stats, RPM-HT serves more than 132,000 Veterans per year. Veterans enrolled in RPM-HT have approximately a 41% reduction in hospital admissions, and those who do get admitted have approximately a 70% reduction in the number of days they stay in the hospital.
