Remote Care Coordination Helps VA Cut Emergency Department Visits & Admissions in Clarksburg, WV

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News The Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, recently reported that a telehealth program that combines remote care coordination and health monitoring technology has helped to reduce emergency room visits by 20% and the number of days hospitalized by 62% among veterans in the program. The program, Care Coordination/Home Telehealth (CCHT), was designed for veterans with chronic health conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure, or diabetes. A study of 65 veterans with COPD enrolled in the program found the following: The number of . . .