St. John Home Care offers comprehensive disease management programs. Our programs use evidence based medicine and clinical guidelines. The real time intervention facilitated by telemonitoring encourages proactive behavior change. Physicians are sent patient's relevant data to determine the best course of treatment. Patients are provided with personalized techniques that can make a difference in reaching their blood glucose, A1c, diet, weight or other goals. This service is operated by nurses who are experienced in working with clients to meet their special needs. 

The telehealth unit is an interactive device for high-risk individuals with chronic diseases who need blood glucose, blood pressure, weight, oxygen saturation or peak flow monitoring. Daily compliance and data is transmitted from the patient's home over the telephone line or through a cellular unit directly to the nurse at St. John Home Care. The information is stored in the nurse's Disease Management Software Program.

The St. John Home Care telehealth monitoring system allows the nurse case manager to play a vital role in assisting the patient's physician. The nurse provides current, objective, biometric information about at-risk patients. Management adjustments regarding patients' medical care are initiated in a timely manner, therefore preventing further deterioration of the patient's condition.

Telehealth makes a difference by:

• Objectively determining which patients need assistance
• Obtaining accurate and timely:
  o Weight
  o Blood Pressure
  o Glucose
  o Peak flow
  o Oxygen saturation
  o Symptom information
• Track medications and blood chemistries
• Improve patients' quality of life
• Reduce patients' hospital and emergency room admissions by as much as 5-% to 80% or more.

For more information, call St. John Home Care at 1-800-248-2298.