NCT01105572

Aetna_Intel Medicare Home Biomonitoring Study

Study of Impact of Home Biomonitoring With Nurse Case Manager Support for a Congestive Heart Failure Cohort, Compared to Case Manager Support Without Biomonitoring

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 316 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aetna, Inc. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The hypothesis is that use of Internet-connected home biomonitoring of weight, blood pressure and other indicators, in conjunction with nurse case management, will result in improved outcome for Medicare beneficiaries with with Congestive Heart Failure; compared to case management assistance without the biomonitoring device.

Detailed description

Goals of the Study: * Demonstrate synergy between the Intel® Health Guide home biomonitoring and nurse case management. Measure positive impact on member engagement and clinical outcomes for members with Heart Failure. * Quantify the potential to avoid costly re-hospitalization based on the Intel® Health Guide - enhanced case management interaction through early alerts and early intervention.

Conditions

• Congestive Heart Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Intel Health Guide	An Internet-connected device with member-customized protocols and response algorithms. Participants interact with the Intel HealthGuide device, receiving immediate feedback, and also transmitting blood pressure, weights and responses to questions to a site monitored by their nurse case manager.
OTHER	Case Management	Specialized Medicare Case Managers review and coordinate services for members with multiple and complex needs with identified gaps in their care Medicare Case Management staff strives to enhance the member's quality of life, support continuity of care, facilitate provision of services in the appropriate setting and manage cost and resource allocation to promote quality, cost-effective outcomes. Specially trained Medicare Case Managers collaborate with the member, family, caregiver, member authorized representative, treating practitioner, health care provider, community services and other Aetna programs to coordinate care, with a focus on member education and maximizing quality outcomes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-03-01
• Completion: 2010-04-01
• First posted: 2010-04-16
• Last updated: 2010-04-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States