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Other key benefits include a reduction in unnecessary admissions to hospital which will ultimately allow the residents to be cared for in their own environment .
Using the Situation , Background , Assessment and Recommendation ( SBAR ) tool , staff are able to provide clinical observations such as blood pressure and oxygen saturation and provide details of their concerns . These observations are used to calculate a National Early Warning Score ( NEWS2 ) which clinicians can analyse and determine the most appropriate next steps for that patient . This not only helps plan care for the patient , but also helps staff prioritise their caseloads .
All the information is pulled through into the electronic patient record making this visible to the wider health system as well should they need it .
Across Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group ( CCG ), we are working with nine care homes and the HealthCall team to implement the remote monitoring app and any support and training requirements .
Reducing emergency admissions from care homes
Humber , Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership ’ s Digital Care Homes project aims to reduce the admission of residents into Emergency Departments . This involves remote monitoring of patients ’ weight and fluid intake and supporting residents with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ).
Docobo was identified by the partnership as the most suitable device to help support care home staff to record patients ’ observations and report these metrics to clinicians . The metrics are reviewed by a clinician using DOCOBO-WEB™ to track any severe changes and intervene before an emergency admission is needed . Home care staff use the DOCOBO-APP™ to help record patients ’ data and make those easily accessible to clinicians .
We have been working closely with Humber , Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership , North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire CCGs , to implement Docobo in four care homes and one supported living environment .
Docobo is helping to reduce A & E admissions through earlier primary care intervention and is also helping to improve communication between care homes and primary care by sharing residents ’ health data and providing a more joined-up approach to resident care .
We are delighted to be supporting such fantastic projects and would like to acknowledge the amazing collaboration of all our healthcare partners .
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