Reducing hospital admissions for COPD patients
Our work to support the independent evaluation of a Lenus Health and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust project has demonstrated that Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ( COPD ) patients have seen an improved quality of life while the hospital has reduced A & E attendance and hospital admissions for the condition by 50 %.
As part of our role to assist in the identification of the best solutions for our health and care systems across the region , we help to demonstrate the benefits of new services and products through realworld evaluations . We recently supported Lenus Health ’ s funding application to the Small Business Research Initiative ( SBRI ) to implement its digital solution in Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust .
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The project analysed the effectiveness of Lenus Health ’ s solution in improving the management of patients with COPD and in reducing adverse effects , especially emergency admissions .
Lenus Health ’ s technology was implemented at the hospital as Hull and the surrounding area has a higher proportion of residents with COPD than the national average . The innovation
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