905
Participants
Start Date
April 23, 2020
Primary Completion Date
October 28, 2020
Study Completion Date
June 2, 2021
Virtual Care and Remote Automated Monitoring
Patients will measure daily vitals (blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, temperature, weight) with remote monitoring technology and complete recovery surveys daily in home after discharge from hospital. Patients will interact with a virtual nurse daily on days 1-15 and every other day from days 16-30. If the patient's RAM measurements exceed predetermined thresholds, the patient reports specific symptoms (e.g., shortness of breath), a drug error is identified, or the virtual nurse has concerns about the patient's health that they cannot resolve, the virtual nurse will escalate care to a pre-assigned and available physician. Physicians will add or modify treatments as needed, and if required, they will have the patient come to an outpatient facility for evaluation or management. Via secure video or text messaging, patients will also have access to a virtual nurse at night, for any urgent issues.
University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa
Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton
Juravinski Hospital, Hamilton
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton
Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Kingston
London Health Sciences Centre, London
Lead Sponsor
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
OTHER
McMaster University
OTHER
Population Health Research Institute
OTHER