Case Study: Val Verde Regional Medical Center keeps patients engaged at home with MEDITECH Expanse Remote Patient Monitoring

Val Verde Regional Medical Center Keeps Patients Engaged At Home Through Expanse Remote Patient Monitoring

Val Verde Regional Medical Center, a 93-bed hospital in Del Rio, Texas, needed a better way to keep patients engaged when travel to appointments was difficult, especially for elderly patients, people with chronic conditions, and during COVID-19. The team wanted a simple remote patient monitoring solution that would work with MEDITECH’s Patient Portal and Expanse EHR, even in a community where about 35% of households lacked broadband internet.

Using MEDITECH Expanse remote patient monitoring with Raziel Health-connected scales and blood glucose monitors, Val Verde enabled patients to send vitals from home over cellular connections, with data flowing into the EHR in real time. MEDITECH helped the hospital improve patient engagement and compliance, give clinicians immediate access to trends and abnormal readings, and act faster with medication changes or follow-up visits instead of waiting for handwritten logs or in-office appointments.

Val Verde Regional Medical Center

Keith Willey

Chief Information Officer