Connected Cardiac Care
Program Summary
This program offers heart failure patients who are at risk for re-hospitalization the option of being remotely monitored. Each day, patients monitor their heart rate, blood pressure, blood oximetry, and weight, which is reviewed by a telemonitoring nurse. Each patient’s physician establishes parameters for which alert levels are set, and the telemonitoring nurse may call the patient, the physician, or if necessary, schedule a home nurse visit.
Patients may be referred from any of the hospitals or physician practices affiliated with Partners HealthCare. Patients are trained to use the telemonitoring devices, which are installed in the home by the Connected Cardiac Care program. The program is offered to eligible patients at no cost to them.
The Connected Cardiac Care program is being rolled out across the Partners HealthCare system, as a result of a successful pilot at Massachusetts General Hospital.
For more information or to refer a patient to the program, please contact Regina Nieves, RN, at rnieves@partners.org.
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