According to a statement in Health Data Management, Ochsner Health System in New Orleans developed a program utilizing a Carematix Blipcare wireless weight scale for remote patient monitoring to cut readmissions of heart failure patients by 40 percent. The program began in Feb. 2014, when Ochsner sent more than 100 heart failure patients home with a Carematix Blipcare wireless scale. Daily readings were sent to the Epic Electronic Health Record system and patients were monitored with…
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