Intermountain Health expands remote patient monitoring

Intermountain Health expands remote patient monitoring unknown

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is expanding remote patient monitoring to older adults with chronic illnesses.

The health system is launching the pilot project for value-based care patients from Utah's Salt Lake Valley enrolled in the "house calls" program at Castell Health, Intermountain's population health arm.

"Intermountain is focused on helping patients live the healthiest lives possible, but for patients with chronic disease, this becomes challenging," said Dr. Nathan Starr, DO, medical director for the telehospitalist program at Intermountain Health and home services for Castell Health, in a March 29 news release. "Frequent hospital visits can be very stressful for patients and families, may contribute to functional decline, and are extremely burdensome to the healthcare system."

The partnership with remote patient monitoring company Sensorum Health aims to keep those patients at home by using passive sensor technology to catch any early warning signs of emerging health issues and then intervene clinically. Intermountain and Sensorum Health clinical staff will work collaboratively on the project. Program results are expected to be published via white papers in late 2024.