Masimo has announced positive results from a study of remote patient monitoring (RPM) using Masimo SafetyNet for patients recuperating at home after joint replacement surgery.
Masimo SafetyNet is a remote patient management and telehealth platform. It integrates with various Masimo and third-party devices to send home-based patient data directly to hospital clinicians.
The study assessed the effect of using Masimo SafetyNet and a hospital’s virtual response centre (VRC) on 30-day readmission rates for patients recovering from total joint arthroplasty (TJA).
The trial was conducted at St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) in Pennsylvania, along with researchers from several other institutions.
According to the study’s results, patients who were remotely monitored after discharge experienced significantly lower rates of hospital readmission and emergency department (ED) visits.
Study authors said: “Remote home monitoring with a virtual response team after outpatient TJA is a feasible way to mitigate readmissions in the acute postoperative period and increase patient satisfaction.”
The trial enrolled 100 patients scheduled for total knee or total hip surgery at SLUHN. They were split into two groups with one group of 50 patients who did not receive remote patient monitoring (RPM) after discharge, and another group of 50 who did.
It compared various characteristics between the two groups and found no significant differences.
Furthermore, the group receiving remote patient monitoring had a slightly shorter hospital length of stay (LOS).
Patients in the RPM cohort were discharged with a Masimo MightySat pulse oximeter and an Omron blood pressure monitor which wirelessly connected to the Masimo SafetyNet app.
For the first 48 hours after discharge, these patients monitored their vital signs four times a day.
The data was automatically uploaded to the hospital’s virtual response centre for review by clinicians.
These clinicians contacted patients to address any abnormalities, provide guidance, or recommend returning for in-person care.
On the other hand, the control group received only standard postoperative instructions for TJA and no remote monitoring.
Patient surveys in the RPM cohort revealed positive feedback with 79% of patients agreed that RPM improved their home care, Masimo said.
In 2022, Masimo announced results from a two-part retrospective study that evaluated the impact of RPM of Covid-19 patients using Masimo SafetyNet on hospital LOS.
The researchers found that patients discharged with Masimo SafetyNet had a shorter LOS without an increase in 30-day ED visits or hospital readmissions.
