The Philadelphia medical center is working with a local nursing association and using technology from Vivify Health to help decrease readmission rates for liver failure patients.
The goal of the remote home health program is to reduce visits to the emergency room as well as inpatient admissions for high-risk patients.
Zelis highlights how employers, payers, and consumers are integrating digital tools to manage healthcare costs.
“You see a lot of unnecessary hospital visits because the parents get nervous,” Vivify Clinical Consultant Kristy Carlton, RN, said. “It is very scary for them to go home.”