Technology use in
Complex care/Superutilizer
work
30 OCTOBER 2015
Disclosures
• Presenters have no financial relationships with any of the technology
providers mentioned in this presentation.
• We thank David Brennan (MedStar Innovation Center) for his
assistance and suggestions.
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Agenda
• Does HIPAA stand in the way?
• Digital technologies
• Case Study
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HIPAA
• Privacy rule protects all “individually identifiable health
information”
• Includes demographic data that relates to:
• Past, present or future physical or mental health condition
• Provision of health care to the individual
• Past, present, or future payment for provision of healthcare
• Violations?
• FaceTime?
• Texting?
Some requirements:
Secure
Discoverable
4
Make sure that you
record your
conversations
Which isYour Patient(s) ?
Tech-savvy
• Chronically ill
• Spouses /
caregiver with
mobile devices
Medicaid
• Mobile device use
ranges from none
to some
• Education
Seniors
• May have
less mobile
device use
“ ..but we don’t
get directly paid
for this..”
Technology is the
enabler – the goal is
still patient care
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Remote care models are changing…
• Patient engagement
• Intake, texting for appointment reminders
• Fit-bits, device monitors
• Diet and exercise diaries
• Automated prompts, data collection, reporting
• Remote monitoring
• Health coach, health navigator
B to B
Provider
teleconsult
Care-
coordination
B to C
Patient with
Provider
Patient PCP
visit, to
specialist
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Improve the patient experience
i.e. CaptureProof©
i.e.Vivify ™
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Case study: Palliative care program at Union
Memorial:
• $90k Grant fromVerizon foundation
• Includes research assistant, PharmD & IT time
• Objective: Healthy at home; extend team to home
• 75 tablets over 2 years distributed to patients; service from
Verizon
• “Functional” solution; not yet in optimal state
• Video, SMS, some remote monitoring capabilities, survey
capture and relay to provider
• Uses secure platform 8
Potential Starting Points
• Funding sources: state or local grants, philanthropic
organizations
• Sample budget
• lnitial set up, tech support
• Charge per provider per month: $50
• Optional: remote monitoring: $50-100 per month
• Kit $130/month/patient (Vivify)
• cHealth Blog
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Takeaways from Connected Health Technologies
• Provide (offer):
• Monitoring + Connectivity + Analysis + Feedback
• Consider
• Personal profile (based on needs, prefs, abilities)
• Behavior change support (teachable moments, context awareness,
dynamic delivery)
• Personalization(intervention approach, methods, timing)
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Q & A
THANK YOU
UCHENNA EMECHE, MD - MEDSTAR FRANKLIN SQUARE MEDICAL CENTER
NAWAZ MERCHANT- THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, POPULATION HEALTH
Technology is the enabler – the goal is still patient care
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Technology use and superutilizer work

  • 1.
    Technology use in Complexcare/Superutilizer work 30 OCTOBER 2015
  • 2.
    Disclosures • Presenters haveno financial relationships with any of the technology providers mentioned in this presentation. • We thank David Brennan (MedStar Innovation Center) for his assistance and suggestions. 2
  • 3.
    Agenda • Does HIPAAstand in the way? • Digital technologies • Case Study 3
  • 4.
    HIPAA • Privacy ruleprotects all “individually identifiable health information” • Includes demographic data that relates to: • Past, present or future physical or mental health condition • Provision of health care to the individual • Past, present, or future payment for provision of healthcare • Violations? • FaceTime? • Texting? Some requirements: Secure Discoverable 4 Make sure that you record your conversations
  • 5.
    Which isYour Patient(s)? Tech-savvy • Chronically ill • Spouses / caregiver with mobile devices Medicaid • Mobile device use ranges from none to some • Education Seniors • May have less mobile device use “ ..but we don’t get directly paid for this..” Technology is the enabler – the goal is still patient care 5
  • 6.
    Remote care modelsare changing… • Patient engagement • Intake, texting for appointment reminders • Fit-bits, device monitors • Diet and exercise diaries • Automated prompts, data collection, reporting • Remote monitoring • Health coach, health navigator B to B Provider teleconsult Care- coordination B to C Patient with Provider Patient PCP visit, to specialist 6
  • 7.
    Improve the patientexperience i.e. CaptureProof© i.e.Vivify ™ 7
  • 8.
    Case study: Palliativecare program at Union Memorial: • $90k Grant fromVerizon foundation • Includes research assistant, PharmD & IT time • Objective: Healthy at home; extend team to home • 75 tablets over 2 years distributed to patients; service from Verizon • “Functional” solution; not yet in optimal state • Video, SMS, some remote monitoring capabilities, survey capture and relay to provider • Uses secure platform 8
  • 9.
    Potential Starting Points •Funding sources: state or local grants, philanthropic organizations • Sample budget • lnitial set up, tech support • Charge per provider per month: $50 • Optional: remote monitoring: $50-100 per month • Kit $130/month/patient (Vivify) • cHealth Blog 9
  • 10.
    Takeaways from ConnectedHealth Technologies • Provide (offer): • Monitoring + Connectivity + Analysis + Feedback • Consider • Personal profile (based on needs, prefs, abilities) • Behavior change support (teachable moments, context awareness, dynamic delivery) • Personalization(intervention approach, methods, timing) 10
  • 11.
    Q & A THANKYOU UCHENNA EMECHE, MD - MEDSTAR FRANKLIN SQUARE MEDICAL CENTER NAWAZ MERCHANT- THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, POPULATION HEALTH Technology is the enabler – the goal is still patient care 11