TripleCare Brings Physician-Based Telemedicine Services to Commonwealth Care of Roanoke
18 July 2018 - 8:16AM
Business Wire
Services to Roll out in all 12 Commonwealth
Care Locations; Three Initially in the 2018 Third Quarter with Nine
to be Completed by Year-end
TripleCare, a national provider of telemedicine-based healthcare
to the post-acute care sector, including skilled nursing facilities
(SNFs), announced today the Company will introduce its services
across all Commonwealth Care of Roanoke (CCR) facilities. CCR
provides senior care consisting of skilled services, including
complex medical care and rehabilitation, as well as respite and
long-term care from 12 modern facilities throughout Virginia.
Initially, during the 2018 third quarter, CCR will roll out
TripleCare’s virtual physician-supported services, which bring care
to patients at their bedsides in real-time, at three facilities:
Carriage Hill Health & Rehab Center in Fredericksburg, Va.;
Abingdon Health & Rehab Center in Abingdon, Va.; and, Radford
Health & Rehab Center in Radford, Va. Implementation of
services at the remaining nine facilities will be completed by
year-end 2018.
CCR is partnering with TripleCare to continue its commitment to
the delivery of quality care. Since TripleCare’s experienced
physicians connect to patients using advanced technology at times
when the CCR physician staff is not on site, such as overnight,
during the weekends and on holidays, CCR facilities can offer
uninterrupted care. TripleCare, with support from CCR’s on-site
nursing staff, treats patients in place, allowing its physicians to
differentiate from those who can be cared for at CCR versus those
requiring a hospital transfer. By providing physician accessibility
during these times, CCR is attempting to avoid patient
hospitalizations.
“We look forward to working closely with CCR’s 12 facilities to
expand the level of quality of care for its patients and help
reduce costs relating to hospital readmissions and transfers. With
access to our physicians in the off hours, CCR is prudently
bridging the care gap by ensuring ongoing coverage for their
patients,” stated TripleCare Chief Executive Officer Dr. Mary Jo
Gorman.
“Our physician-based telemedicine services are gaining
significant traction because facilities like CCR are fast
recognizing the cost savings and benefits that result from
deployment, including lower return-to-hospital (RTH) incidences,
increases in both patient census and treat-in-place rates and
solidifying competitive positions in their local communities,” Dr.
Gorman concluded.
Honor Chriscoe, Director of Operational Initiatives and Support
at CCR, added: “Lora Epperly, our Director of Business Development
and Care innovations, identified early on the advantages of
technology to the patient and has worked to establish ways to move
this type of innovation forward. Our new relationship with
TripleCare affords CCR the opportunity to deepen the quality of
care to our patients and residents on which we have come to pride
ourselves. CCR was built on a vision and mission to deliver caring,
compassionate and complete complex skilled nursing and
rehabilitative services, and by aligning with TripleCare, we’re
able to further strengthen both our ability to fulfill this promise
as well as our commitment to deliver the best care around the
clock.
“It is a well-established fact that unnecessary transfers to the
hospital can be traumatic for the patient and delivering care
on-site, as opposed to an ambulance, is preferable. We believe that
telemedicine will play an increasingly important role in the
post-acute sector in which we operate, and CCR strives to be at the
forefront of this sea change. By engaging TripleCare, which works
in tandem with our expert on-site clinical team, we are enhancing
care and improving patient outcomes. This relationship underscores
our dedication to our talented employees and complements our
patient-centric approach to provide evidenced-based care in a
compliance-oriented setting,” she concluded.
About Commonwealth Care of Roanoke
Commonwealth Care of Roanoke, founded in 2001, provides
rehabilitation services, long-term care, respite care and memory
care from 12 modern facilities throughout Virginia. Each of the
company’s facilities creates an identity with their own sense of
place. CCR believes this helps patients feel at home, which is a
key contributor to the healing process. To learn more, please visit
http://commonwealth-care.com/.
About TripleCare
New York, N.Y.-based TripleCare is a national provider of
telemedicine services to the post-acute care sector, including
skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The Company brings highly
trained physicians to patients’ bedsides, via advanced technology,
which enables patients to receive timely interventions when a
change of condition occurs. As an experienced telemedicine provider
bringing care to patients since 2011, TripleCare is contracted with
more than 70 skilled nursing facilities across 12 states.
TripleCare’s proven implementation and service approach benefits
patients, families, providers and SNFs.
TripleCare was recently identified as a leading telemedicine
provider in the post-acute environment by The Advisory Board
Company, a health care research and consulting firm located in
Washington, D.C.
For more information, please visit
www.triple.care or follow the Company on LinkedIn, Facebook and
Twitter.
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