Impact of a Remote Patient Monitoring Platform on Outcomes Following a Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the need for remote patient monitoring to deliver and provide access to patient care and education. A mobile-based app providing interactive tools for patient education and monitoring was piloted at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) in November 2020. We aimed to examine the platform's impact on postoperative length of stay, hospital readmissions, and emergency department (ED) visits 60 days postsurgery in total hip and knee arthroplasty patients in Northwestern Ontario.

Methods

Data were assessed from patients undergoing primary total hip or knee arthroplasties at TBRHSC from March 1, 2020, to February 28, 2022. Patients were divided into 2 cohorts based on enrollment with the mobile-based app (SeamlessMD). S

SUBMITTER: Chahal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11190474 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature