Palliative Care Telehealth Program

08/09/18 at 10:15 AM by Cordt Kassner

Title: Evaluating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Telehealth Program in a Rural Palliative Care Population: TapCloud for Palliative Care.

Summary: Authors found remote patient monitoring using TapCloud resulted in improved symptom management and had a hospice transition rate of 35%. Patients, caregivers, and providers reported overwhelmingly positive experiences regarding access to clinicians, quick responses, and improved efficiency and quality of care.

Authors: Lindsay Bonsignore, PhD; Nicholas Bloom, MA; Karen Steinhauser, PhD; Reginald Nichols, NP; Todd Allen, RN, Martha Twaddle, MD; and Janet Bull, MD MBA.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 56:1, July 2018; https://www.jpsmjournal.com/article/S0885-3924(18)30152-0/fulltext.

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