Congestive Health Failure: Telehealth care in the Home

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Congestive Health Failure Telehealth care in the
Home
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Where is Peace Country Health??
Peace Country Health spans over 150,000 square
kilometres through rolling foothills, rocky
mountains and stunning river valleys. Close to
four thousand people work for Peace Country
Health, making it the largest employer north of
Edmonton. Based out of facilities in 16
communities, our staff and physicians provide
health services to a population of 130,000 people
in our region and many more from neighbouring B.C.
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Congestive Heart Failure Telehealth care in the
Home

• Donna Koch, Executive Director Community Health
  Services.
• Betty McNaught, Regional Homecare Manager.
• Marie Johnson, Homecare Manager.
• Darcy Russell, Regional Biomedical Technologist.
• Sean ONeill, Regional Manager, Information
  Management and Technical Services.

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Target Client Population

• Clients with Congestive Health Failure (CHF) who
  require close monitoring and on-going follow-up,
  receiving one or more in home visits weekly.

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Target Client Population

• Clients diagnosed with CHF who could benefit from
  case management including the use of Home
  Telehealth Monitoring to improve clinical
  outcomes and resource utilization.

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Target Client Population

• Clients with frequent visits to the Emergency
  Room (ER) and admissions to hospital (minimum 1
  hospital admission or ER visit in the last 6
  months due to disease exacerbation)

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Target Client Population

• Clients who may have difficulty accessing
  traditional services (i.e. transportation issues,
  remote location)

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Goals

• Increase ability to monitor and manage clients in
  their home.
• Maintain or improve client satisfaction with
  access to services provided in the home.

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Goals

• Increase self-management capacity for clients.
• Improve resource utilization (fiscal and human).
• Reduce ER/hospital admissions of clients
  diagnosed with CHF.

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Objectives

• To monitor the clients condition remotely and
  provide timely follow-up to prevent disease
  exacerbation and improve client satisfaction.

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Objectives

• To assist clients to consistently self-monitor
  their condition.
• To provide education and support for clients
  regarding their disease and lifestyle to improve
  self-management capacity.

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Objectives

• To prioritize need for client visits.
• To manage larger caseload.
• To reduce frequency of in home visits

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Description of Service

• 40 Clients in an urban or rural setting.

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Physiological Data

• Blood Pressure
• Oxygen Saturation
• Pulse
• Respiratory Rate
• Weight

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Evaluation Data

• Will use the Home Telehealth data template from
  Alberta Health Wellness to identify which data
  elements must be captured as part of the project.

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Thanks for your interest!!