SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 2

Connected mobile-Health for Rehabilitation at Mayo Clinic-Arizona

»Connected Health (CH) is a model of healthcare delivery supported by technology to deliver services remotely. The adoption of CH can increase access to care, improve the patient experience and lower healthcare cost. Prior to COVID-19, Mayo Clinic Arizona (MCA) cardiology was authorized by the institution’s security and technology oversight group to pilot a mobile-Health (m-Health) application (app) in clinical practice. Preventive cardiology utilized the app to support all onsite exercise consultations with a home-based intervention that was delivered to the patient’s mobile device. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) offered the app to a self-selected sample of volunteer patients to better understand the process. In mid-March 2020, the institution decided to temporarily stop onsite CR due to the risk of COVID-19. Instead, over a 9-week period, all patients received weekly telephone support from an exercise physiologist, supplemented with the added benefit of the m-Health app. Staff reductions and infection control measures limited the size and number of classes on the resumption of a phased return to onsite CR. Consequently, a hybrid CR model was employed where patients attended supervised CR on 1-2 days/week and continued to independently track their home exercise and receive a home exercise prescription sent to their mobile device via the app.«

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https://ascvpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Scales-ASCVPR-2021-Connected-Health-s.pdf