Saint Elizabeth Health Care Telemonitoring Home Early Program

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Saint Elizabeth Health Care Telemonitoring Home
Early Program

• Central LHIN Innovation Breakfast Series
• Nancy Lefebre, RN, MScN, CHE
• September 22, 2006
• School of Thought

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Outline

• Background of Saint Elizabeth Health Care
• Overview of Telemonitoring Home Early Program
• Benefits and Results to Date
• Demo of Telemonitoring

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Saint Elizabeth Health Care

• A Canadian not-for-profit charitable organization
• Caring for our communities since 1908

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Service Delivery Locations
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What We Do
Health Services
Research
Consultation
Charitable Activities
Education
Thought Leadership
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Delivering effective care into the homes of
Canadians using new tools and techniques will be
the key to transforming our health care system.
WHY INNOVATE?
Roy Romanow, 2002
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HEALTH INFORMATION AND CARE
Any time, Anywhere!
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BUILDING ON
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Collaborative Program Development

• University Health Network and Saint Elizabeth
  Health Care

Best practices of both organizations
Continuum of Care
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Program Overview

• Safe early transition home for post CABG clients
• Combined
• Best Practices
• Remote monitoring
• Home visits
• Self Management Support
• - Multiple educational modalities

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Home Early Program
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Benefits
Benefits to Acute Facility
Benefits to Patient

• Safe, Reliable recovery in comfort of own home
• Comprehensive Specialist support to meet
  individual need
• Personalized follow-up of Medication management
• Continued education re Nutrition, exercise and
  prevention lifestyle
• Better management of client care in remote areas

• Options to discharge early
• Improve individual recovery
• Shorten average LOS
• Increase throughput
• Ensure Medication teaching
• Proactive and Early Intervention
• Wellness focus to reduce
• Emergencies
• Return visit

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Benefits

• Enhanced communication between practice settings
• Smooth Transition from Hospital to Home
• Enhanced satisfaction of staff in both sites
• Client Satisfaction

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Contact Us

• Nancy Lefebre, RN, MScN, CHE
• Chief Clinical Executive
• SVP, Knowledge and Practice
• knowledge_at_saintelizabeth.com

90 Allstate Parkway, Markham, ON L3R 6H3
905-940-9655