Overview

Proactive Health is an innovative medical technology company that helps patients have peace of mind for themselves and their loved ones. Their mission is to reshape healthcare from a reactive to a proactive model to reduce healthcare costs and improve outcomes.

The Agency of Health and Research quality states “25-30% of hospitalizations each year are preventable if the problem was caught sooner”. Proactive Health aims to reduce the number of unnecessary hospitalizations by identifying health concerns early so physicians can take immediate action.

By using advanced technology the team at Proactive Health monitors patients’ vital signs continuously, which allows for early detection of any changes that may indicate health concerns, allowing for early intervention. The goal is to reduce hospital readmissions and healthcare costs while promoting longer, healthier lives.

Business Challenges

Effective patient monitoring demands more than occasional data points. Proactive Health’s innovative approach requires ongoing monitoring and tracking of patient’s vital signs. The medical team starts by collecting baseline values on the patient’s health. They then continuously watch for any changes that could indicate a change in health status.

Continuous monitoring and analysis of results requires software that offers the necessary features to streamline the data for analysis. Most EMR or patient tracking systems lack critical features, as they do not allow for continuous monitoring, and are designed to be utilized only to track patients during appointments or physician interactions.

Proactive Health needed a platform that would allow the integration of various health-tracking devices and allow for the monitoring of specific metrics related to the patient’s health.

Technology Solution

HeadsUp Health offered the perfect solution to help the physician team track health metrics and vital signs in real-time. The platform connects with external devices to collect patient data, which can then be evaluated by the medical team.

For example, the Proactive Health team was able to connect a patient’s heart monitoring wrist strap with the HeadsUp Health platform, to keep close tabs on her chronic atrial fibrillation. After a few months on the monitoring program, the strap began to indicate a significant increase in resting heart rate. This change in heart rate was immediately identified by the Proactive Health team, utilizing the data inside the HeadsUp platform.

Proactive was able to inform the patient about the change and recommended she visit her cardiologist. Once in the office, the doctor discovered that she had gone into an episode of atrial fibrillation that required an ablation to return to normal. Proactive, with the assistance of HeadsUp Health, was able to quickly identify the change in baseline heart rate, so the patient could immediately receive the necessary intervention.

Summary

Monitoring a patient’s vital signs in real time can significantly improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. However, practitioners need a convenient robust platform that connects to external devices that allow for monitoring of biometric patient data.

HeadsUp Health offers a robust, integrative platform with real-time tracking and early alerts on key health metrics. The goal is to empower medical teams to act swiftly when changes occur, driving better outcomes and peace of mind for patients and providers alike. Discover how our platform can elevate your patient monitoring approach and provide timely interventions that improve health and reduce hospital readmissions.