A prospective observational study evaluating the use of remote patient monitoring in ED discharged COVID-19 patients in NYC.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We investigated whether continuous remote patient monitoring (RPM) could significantly reduce return Emergency Department (ED) revisits among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients discharged from the emergency Department.

Materials and methods

A prospective observational study was conducted from a total of 2833 COVID-19 diagnosed patients who presented to the Montefiore Medical Center ED between September 2020-March 2021. Study patients were remotely monitored through a digital platform that was supervised 24/7 by licensed healthcare professionals. Age and time-period matched controls were randomly sampled through retrospective review. The primary outcome was ED revisit rates among the two groups.

Results

In our study, 150 patients enrolled in the RP

SUBMITTER: Oh SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8868022 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature