Managing to prevent hospital readmissions requires an integrated approach across the continuum of care beginning in the hospital and carrying through to the home. Better health care outcomes are not only dependent on a patient receiving excellent care in the hospital, but increasingly on integrating physician-directed care plans, as well as self-care at home. Philips, a leader in both hospital- and home-based health solutions offers a broad portfolio of technology and services, which can help reduce risk of readmissions from the time the patient enters the hospital through their home based recovery period.
Hospital
While in the hospital, our new MP5 SC patient monitor incorporates an Early Warning Score to simplify patient assessment. For a more comprehensive patient view, Philips integrated Cardiology IT Solutions further enhances decision making by providing a single access point to relevant cardiac information across the cardiovascular care continuum. Scarce clinician resources can be leveraged with eHospital while standardizing care delivery as patients prepare for discharge.
Home
Once at home, patient compliance is improved by continuation of the education that was done in the hospital and clinicians can make more timely care decisions with daily vital sign monitoring and survey assessments through Philips Telehealth Solutions and the Philips Medication Dispensing Service. Visibility of a patient’s condition is enabled with Remote Cardiac Services, which offers a single source for all cardiac monitoring needs; including diagnostic, device surveillance and anticoagulation therapy management. To address common cardiac comorbidities, our Sleep Therapy, Portable Oxygen devices, and the Lifeline Service provide patients with a way to support their well-being and maintain quality of life.