A remote digital care program helped heart failure patients improve their medication compliance, according to a new study by Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health.
In the clinical trial, 178 patients across seven health systems used blood pressure cuffs and scales connected to their mobile devices that sent data to a digital platform, which, along with health coaches, provided medication recommendations.
The study, presented at the Heart Failure Society of America’s Annual Scientific Meeting, found that patients who participated in the program improved their medication adherence more than those who didn’t, with no increase in hospitalizations or emergency department visits.
“A remote platform offers a scalable option for both clinicians and health systems to try to improve the care we’re already providing to patients with heart failure,” said study lead author Adam DeVore, M.D., associate professor at Duke University School of Medicine, in a Sept. 28 news release. “If we can get people on the right doses and the right number of medicines sooner, they have the possibility of living longer and staying out of the hospital more.”
The research was funded by health IT company Innovaccer, which developed Story Health, the digital platform used in the study.
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