Capitated Telehealth Coaching Hospital Readmission Service in Australia: Pragmatic Controlled Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

MonashWatch is a telehealth public hospital outreach pilot service as a component of the Government of Victoria's statewide redesign initiative called HealthLinks: Chronic Care. Rather than only paying for hospitalizations, projected funding is released earlier to hospitals to allow them to reduce hospitalization costs. MonashWatch introduced a web-based app, Patient Journey Record System, to assess the risk of the journeys of a cohort of patients identified as frequent admitters. Telecare guides call patients using the Patient Journey Record System to flag potential deterioration. Health coaches (nursing and allied health staff) triage risk and adapt care for individuals.

Objective

The aim was a pragmatic controlled evaluation of the impact of MonashWatch on the

SUBMITTER: Martin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7738256 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature