ArticleAnnals of internal medicine2022
Comparative Effectiveness of an Automated Text Messaging Service for Monitoring COVID-19 at Home.
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- A systematic review of methods used for COVID-19 telehealth systems evaluation: lessons from past experiences for future use.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Algorithms identifying low-acuity emergency department visits: A review and validation study.Health services research · 2022Pooled it
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- Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with Covid-19 at Home - A Pragmatic, Randomized Trial.The New England journal of medicine · 2022Trial
- Acute remote home monitoring of acutely ill patients with COVID-19: how Dutch home monitoring initiatives were organized during the pandemic.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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- Telemedical management of symptomatic COVID-19 outpatients.ERJ open research · 2024Article
- Text Message-Based Assessment of 90-Day Modified Rankin Scale After Stroke.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
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- A remote care model for patients at high risk of hospital admission due to COVID-19 deterioration: who makes it at home? - a multicenter follow-up case from Slovenia.Croatian medical journal · 2023Observational
- Patient and clinician perspectives of a remote monitoring program for COVID-19 and lessons for future programs.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Effectiveness and Medicoeconomic Evaluation of Home Monitoring of Patients With Mild COVID-19: Covidom Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- Large-scale real-life implementation of technology-enabled care to maximize hospitals' medical surge preparedness during future infectious disease outbreaks and winter seasons: a viewpoint.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Impact of a High-Risk, Ambulatory COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program on Utilization, Cost, and Mortality.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2022Article
- Patient and clinician perspectives of a remote monitoring program for COVID-19 and lessons for future programs.Research square · 2022Article
- Extending a Lifeline to Nonhospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Through Automated Text Messaging.Annals of internal medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough most patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection can be safely managed at home, the need for hospitalization can arise suddenly.
objectiveTo determine whether enrollment in an automated remote monitoring service for community-dwelling adults with COVID-19 at home ("COVID Watch") was associated with improved mortality.
designRetrospective cohort analysis.
settingMid-Atlantic academic health system in the United States.
participantsOutpatients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 between 23 March and 30 November 2020.
interventionThe COVID Watch service consists of twice-daily, automated text message check-ins with an option to report worsening symptoms at any time. All escalations were managed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by dedicated telemedicine clinicians. MEASUREMENTS: Thirty- and 60-day outcomes of patients enrolled in COVID Watch were compared with those of patients who were eligible to enroll but received usual care. The primary outcome was death at 30 days. Secondary outcomes included emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. Treatment effects were estimated with propensity score-weighted risk adjustment models.
resultsA total of 3488 patients enrolled in COVID Watch and 4377 usual care control participants were compared with propensity score weighted models. At 30 days, COVID Watch patients had an odds ratio for death of 0.32 (95% CI, 0.12 to 0.72), with 1.8 fewer deaths per 1000 patients (CI, 0.5 to 3.1) ( LIMITATION: Observational study with the potential for unobserved confounding.
conclusionEnrollment of outpatients with COVID-19 in an automated remote monitoring service was associated with reduced mortality, potentially explained by more frequent telemedicine encounters and more frequent and earlier presentation to the ED. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
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