A new partnership will see the development of novel digital care models, including remote patient monitoring.
Melbourne-based healthcare provider Northern Health has teamed up with global health tech company Datos Health to develop digital care models across a raft of its programs, including remote patient monitoring.
Northern Health will integrate Datos Health’s Open Care platform into its virtual cardiac rehabilitation, back pain, lung cancer, severe asthma and gestational diabetes programs with plans to expand into other areas in the future.
“Northern Health is creating a future where virtual care models enable a healthier community,” said Dr Katharine See, Northern Health’s chief health outcomes officer and director of Respiratory Medicine.
“We’re a pioneer in implementing digital health solutions that cater to the changing needs of our community. With Datos Health, we’re enabling our healthcare professionals to offer exceptional virtual care options, that are not dependent on patients being in hospital.
“We look forward to working with Datos Health to roll out even more innovative digital health programs that support our community.”
Northern Health is a major provider of comprehensive health services in Melbourne’s rapidly growing outer north. It operates across five main campuses to deliver acute, maternity, sub-acute, mental health, specialist, community and home-based services.
The provider handles more than 110,000 emergency cases and 114,000 admissions annually, with the support of more than 8500 staff.
Datos Health’s Open Care platform will replace rigid remote patient monitoring solutions with a comprehensive platform for hybrid care delivery. Datos Health will use its Australian-based partner IKAO Health for their experience implementing localised solutions to meet the unique issues facing healthcare providers and to deliver on-the-ground support and service to Northern Health.
Uri Bettesh, Datos Health founder and CEO, said the local partnership with IKAO Health had helped the company to develop “an excellent grasp of the intricacies of the Australian healthcare system”.
“We’re honoured to have been chosen by such a respected healthcare organisation and we look forward to working with Northern Health to design new and innovative care models,” said Mr Bettesh.
“Our partnership with Northern Health is an excellent next step on our road to increasing access to care for Australia’s highly diverse patient population, and our continuing expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.”
Datos Health’s open platform merges monitoring, care and engagement to deliver hybrid care across a range of areas. Clinicians can implement and customise any program, choose the devices that fit their workflow and integrate with any EMR.
Workflows can easily be adjusted by creating remote care programs from scratch or by leveraging existing protocols from leading healthcare organisations. These workflows are translated into patient CareApps that collect biometrics and PROMs, provide self-care guidance and curated content, send escalation alerts to the care team and facilitate virtual visits.