What Is Telehealth?

Great Lakes Home Health & Hospice is the exclusive area provider using the industry leading Honeywell HomMed® monitoring system. The HomMed® system uses FDA Class 2 hospital grade equipment. Every day, the monitor talks the patient through the vital data collection process. It then automatically transmits this data over a digital wireless private network or telephone line to the Central Station located at the Great Lakes Home Health & Hospice office, where our professional clinicians can review the information and respond appropriately. TeleHealth is quick and easy, provides necessary monitoring 7 days a week, and takes less than 3 minutes per day.

Patients in a hospital or skilled nursing facility must request Great Lakes Home Health Services to avoid being discharged to another home health care provider who may not offer TeleHealth or the extensive services and superior qualtiy provided by Great Lakes Home Health Services.

Why Use TeleHealth?

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Today’s patients are discharged from the hospital earlier, but their recovery care needs have not changed. Patients need help integrating the medical treatment plan into their daily lives. The hospital nurse doesn’t have as much time as they want and discharge instructions are complex and overwhelming.

TeleHealth provides the solution. It combines advanced communication technology and health monitoring equipment to gather and transmit a patient’s vital signs to a health care professional. The information is reviewed daily and early warning signs of problems are addressed immediately by a nurse or physician. The combination of daily monitoring at the Great Lakes Home Health office and early intervention greatly improves the quality of care.

Eliminates unnecessary and unscheduled visits to the doctor’s office
Breaks the cycle of emergency care and hospital re-admissions for patients with chronic illness such as CHF, diabetes, etc.
Complete and objective clinical patient data is always immediately available to the physician
Trend-over-time data ensures continuity of care
Prompt communication of abnormal parameters and routine trend reports allows the physician to detect subtle changes in clinical status before a patient’s condition deteriorates
Helps the physician be more pro-active in patient care, allowing for adjustments to the treatment plan or medications
Encourages patient self-management by reinforcing positive behavior and lifestyle changes
Facilitates patient and caregiver participation in the plan of care producing better maintainable outcomes
Gives concerned family members the peace of mind that a professional clinician is monitoring the patient on a daily basis and communicating important information to the physician
Patient has the option to check themselves as often as they desire, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Health care vital sign alert limits are individually set for each patient

What can TeleHealth Monitor?

Heart rate
Blood pressure
Weight
Oxygen saturation
Temperature
Blood glucose level
Spirometer
Peak flow
Prothrombin time/INR
ECG rhythm