In-home technology enables better implementation of self-care regimens and connects healthcare providers with patients live via voice-activated digital assistant.
Today, Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) introduced Lenovo Virtual Care, a full patient-to-provider virtual solution to remotely monitor, guide and educate patients with various chronic health conditions. In partnership with
Virtual Care joins the recently launched Virtual Rounding as part of Lenovo's growing portfolio of
Using Lenovo Virtual Care, clinicians provide patients with a customizable, in-home technology kit equipped with a digital assistant, 'Rosie', that guides the patient through an individualized, daily care plan incorporating patient education, behavior modification and family engagement. Providers prescribe the use of the service and pre-configure the easy-to-use kit, allowing patients to plug it in at home and immediately start following their individualized care plan.
Lenovo Virtual Care with digital assistant - 'Rosie'
Lenovo's Virtual Care solution allows clinicians to continually assess and engage with enrolled patients, reducing the need of multiple in-person visits and readmissions. Patients use in-home biometric devices, such as blood pressure cuffs and glucose monitors, to take their vitals and transmit the data to their care teams. Armed with real-time patient data, health providers can respond quickly with timely interventions, adjust medications or modify self-care regimens to help improve patients' health before they require an in-office visit. Over time, use of the kit supports positive habit-formation that target patient care-plan compliance and better overall outcomes.
'As the healthcare industry continues to explore new ways to deliver more cost-efficient and high-quality care outside of hospitals and doctors' offices, we're launching Lenovo Virtual Care to assist physicians and their teams in providing more personalized care to their patients,' said
'With this new solution, Lenovo is empowering doctors to proactively manage chronic conditions, improve patient quality of life and reduce healthcare costs.'
The need for virtual healthcare solutions has never been higher, as the
With the Lenovo Virtual Care solution, healthcare provider organizations can remotely monitor, engage with and educate patients with many of these chronic health conditions, including diabetes, COPD, congestive heart failure (CHF), and hypertension. Key benefits to remote patient monitoring include improved patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, cost savings and higher CMS reimbursements rates for physicians for providing value-based care.
Consistent use of at-home healthcare solutions with more tailored virtual instruction and check-ins can help to significantly improve a patient's condition, with one large healthcare institution reporting that the virtual care solution backed by Lenovo's partner
As demand for virtual care platforms continues to grow, healthcare systems need a reliable partner that can deliver these cutting-edge solutions at scale. Lenovo is a proven global technology leader - ranking number one globally in PC sales and number one provider of Top500 supercomputers[1] [2]. Relying on its robust global supply chain and integrated services business, the company is uniquely positioned to produce, service and refurbish the Virtual Care kits quickly and efficiently. Providers can be reassured they have the maintenance and logistics services for deploying and managing a solution this complex across their systems.
Lenovo Virtual Care is being launched in
For more information: visit www.lenovo.com/health
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[2] Rankings from IDC and Gartner based on Lenovo selling the largest number of PC units;
[3] Based on Lenovo as manufacturer of the largest number of systems ranked on the world's TOP500;
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