The impact of digital technology in care homes on unplanned secondary care usage and associated costs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A substantial number of Emergency Department (ED) attendances by care home residents are potentially avoidable. Health Call Digital Care Homes is an app-based technology that aims to streamline residents' care by recording their observations such as vital parameters electronically. Observations are triaged by remote clinical staff. This study assessed the effectiveness of the Health Call technology to reduce unplanned secondary care usage and associated costs.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of health outcomes and economic impact based on an intervention. The study involved 118 care homes across the North East of UK from 2018 to 2021. Routinely collected NHS secondary care data from County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust was linked with data from the H

SUBMITTER: Garner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10861323 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature