Home monitoring reduced short stay admissions in suspected COVID-19 patients: COVID-box project

COVID-19’s impact on the future of digital health technology in primary care

“…One example is the COVID-19 box, where patients monitor their vital parameters three times a day from home, and perform daily video consultations with the hospital ( 8 ). It was proven effective and safe, and led to a 3-fold decrease in the number of hospital admissions ( 2 ). In family practice, remote monitoring of patients with a high risk of deterioration to moderately or severe COVID-19 would also be of added value.…”

Remote patient monitoring in COVID-19: a critical appraisal

“…At the time, the goal of this project was purely clinical, not scientific. However, RPM programmes have gained significant popularity and have been implemented in many centres to alleviate the healthcare system overload and avoid hospital admissions, or facilitate discharge in patients with COVID-19 or suspected COVID-19 infection [1,[5][6][7][8][9]. These experiences have led to several claims about the results of this powerful modality [1,8].…”

Home-monitoring reduces hospital stay for COVID-19 patients

“…With great interest we read the article by Dirikgil et al . in which they demonstrate the potential of home-monitoring to reduce hospital admissions by safely surveying clinical symptoms and vitals [ 1 ]. They encourage to further consider strategies of home-monitoring in larger patient groups and particularly in patients with confirmed COVID-19.…”

“…In April 2020 we rapidly developed and implemented home-monitoring after hospital discharge in COVID-19 patients to reduce hospital stay [ 2 ]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, home-monitoring emerged as a new and powerful modality in several centres all around the world for various indications [ 1 , 3 – 6 ]. We would like to share our first-year experience with COVID-19 home-monitoring in the largest patient cohort to date (n=320).…”

“…and 12% reported by Van Herwerden et al . [ 1 , 5 ]. Chronic heart disease and obesity were risk factors for readmission.…”