In 2014, Rush University Medical Center established a Colorectal ERAS program. After successfully reducing opioid utilization and patient length of stay, the team soon found the reductions in LOS start to plateau like many other ERAS programs. After observing this … Read More
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Stanford Medicine’s Success With SeamlessMD For Prehab Featured on Stanmed
Implementing proven patient prehab protocols, such as daily walks before surgery, can improve outcomes related to patient experience and quality of life post-operatively. However, new protocols present new challenges such as patient compliance. For example, how do we ensure patients … Read More
New Case Study: Implementing a Patient Engagement Platform For Cardiac Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
We are thrilled to share the results of our partnership with Baystate Health, a 5-hospital health system in Western Massachusetts. Below is a downloadable case study. At Baystate Health, Dr. Daniel Engelman, Medical Director for the Heart & Vascular Surgical … Read More
New Case Study: Prairie Heart Institute
We are excited to share exciting new results with Prairie Heart Institute, part of Hospital Sisters Health System, a 15-hospital system serving patients in Illinois and Wisconsin. Above is a video story developed in partnership with PHI, and below is … Read More
Patient Engagement & Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) highlights from the ERAS USA 2019 Annual Congress
With the literature showing that patient compliance with Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols is correlated with accelerated recovery, leading health systems are leveraging Patient Engagement and Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) technology like SeamlessMD as key components for a successful ERAS … Read More
St. Francis Hospital Uses New App to Help Heart Patients Stay on Track
November 1, 2019 – Roslyn, NY – St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center® has partnered with SeamlessMD, a platform for patient engagement, remote monitoring, and virtual care. It is now using the platform for patients undergoing open-heart surgery and transcatheter … Read More
UAB expands use of virtual care technology
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System has expanded its use of a digital application for patients undergoing colorectal, gynecologic oncology, cardiac and thoracic surgeries. SeamlessMD, a platform for patient engagement, remote monitoring and virtual care, … Read More
Patient Engagement & Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) highlights from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) 2019 Annual Meeting
Patient engagement and PROs in Cardiac Surgery were front and center at AATS 2019. Here are a few highlights! Dr. Louis Perrault (Montreal Heart Institute) presented on using Patient Engagement & PRO Technology to drive Multi-Center, Collaborative Quality Improvement On … Read More
Leading California bariatric surgery program partners with SeamlessMD on patient experience initiative
Toronto, ON – April 24, 2019 – The UC Davis Health bariatric surgery program in Sacramento, Calif., has implemented SeamlessMD, an all-in-one app for patient engagement, remote monitoring, and virtual care. The leading bariatric surgery program, accredited by the Metabolic … Read More
SeamlessMD Introduces Multi-Center PRO Quality Collaboratives
The Quality Improvement Collaborative (QIC) concept was introduced in the 1980s and allowed providers to focus on specific quality metrics, share experiences, research, and best practices. A systematic review of the QIC (Susan Wells et al, 2018) showed 83% of … Read More