Researchers from Charlotte, N.C.-based Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest University School of Medicine reviewed data from 1,000 remotely monitored patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass, heart valve, and coronary artery bypass plus heart valve procedures at three hospitals between July 2019 and April 2023.
Here are four takeaways from the study:
- The remote patient monitoring platform used in the study offered biosensors, telehealth, messaging, biometric data tracking, patient-reported outcomes and scheduling capabilities.
- The study cohort was matched with and compared to an equally sized control group of patients from the same hospitals.
- Remotely monitored patients had a 16.7% shorter median postoperative length of stay, equal to one day less, and a 33% reduction in 30-day readmission.
- More remotely monitored patients (5.6%) were discharged to home, versus another care facility, compared to the control group.
Read the full study here.
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