ATL-Based Rimidi helps Community Health Center Improve Hypertension & Health Outcomes for Patients
Staff Report
Wednesday, May 24th, 2023
Rimidi, a leading clinical management platform designed to optimize clinical workflows, enhance patient experiences and achieve quality objectives, today announced that TrueCare, a nonprofit community health center serving North San Diego and Riverside Counties, has completed phase one implementation of the Rimidi platform into their operations as a way to improve hypertension control for patients through remote blood pressure monitoring. TrueCare added Rimidi with support from a Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) Hypertension grant.
Rimidi’s platform brings patient-generated blood pressure data into the clinical workflow and makes that data actionable via configurable clinical decision support cards and alerts. Rimidi integrates with cellular-enabled blood pressure cuffs, which transmit data from the device directly to the platform, meaning patients do not need Wi-Fi, smartphones, hubs or apps for their doctor to be able to see their home blood pressure data. Cellular devices were a key reason TrueCare chose Rimidi, as 94% of the patient population they serve is below the 200% federal poverty level.
To begin the Rimidi deployment, TrueCare designed a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) program workflow and worked with Rimidi to configure the platform to meet their specific needs, including setting customized alert thresholds, automated text messaging in a patient’s preferred language, and clinical decision support cards to identify when patients are consistently not taking their readings. TrueCare patients are referred to the RPM program by a primary care provider if they have uncontrolled blood pressure, defined by TrueCare as greater than 140/90 mmHg. Upon referral, patients meet with TrueCare…
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