Chronic health conditions are the leading cause of illness, disability and death in the U.S. and also impact health care costs. Remote patient monitoring offers one answer to what ails us…and Sutter Health and Epic now offer a way to supercharge those efforts.
Sutter Health will deploy first-of-their-kind medical devices, with a direct data link to Epic’s EHR, to help patients proactively manage their chronic health conditions from anywhere.
Effortless, secure uploads of key clinical data will now help providers make better-informed treatment decisions or suggest timely medication adjustments remotely, with the intent to help those with chronic conditions stay on track with their care plans. The program expands to patients with Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and pregnancy this fall.
Focusing on chronic conditions – which oftentimes lead to other serious health threats like heart disease or stroke – couldn’t come at a more crucial time. About 55% of California adults have either prediabetes or diagnosed diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. Nearly 37% of adults in California have high cholesterol.
Learn more about these first-of-their-kind innovations.
