Telemonitoring At Visiting Nurse Health System Case Solution

Secondly, the telemonitoring instrument makes sure that the customer remains compliant to take their medicine regularly by educating them about the medicine eliminating the need for rehospitalization. Moreover, the patient also gets informed about his / her disease condition. Lastly, it remotely monitors the patient's condition saving an unnecessary trip to the hospital.

The major challenge in implementing the telemonitoring system is the huge fixed cost and hosting cost. The fact that telemonitoring was not specifically covered by many commercial insurances a stable revenue stream is required. The cost system is not structured to encourage VNHS to use such devices which ensure better outcomes. The Visiting Nurse Health System will have minimum payback which is a major challenge to address.