Post stroke remote patient monitoring in the UK

Objective: To implement the use of smartphone-based remote monitoring in order to reduce Holter wait times and to improve the detection yield in cryptogenic stroke patients.

Project outline: Over at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals, FibriCheck is implemented so that post-stroke patients could monitor themselves at home to detect atrial fibrillation. The goal of this implementation is to accelerate care and to reduce the increasing waiting time for Holter devices. Both staff and patients experience improved care outcomes as FibriCheck made the post-stroke monitoring process more efficient. Because of the success of this implementation, this new way of working has become part of the hospital’s routine practice.

“Before, a patient could have a secondary stroke while waiting for six months for a Holter. Now, the patient can have their AF detected, diagnosed and treated within 24-48 hours. It’s a phenomenal change.”

Dr. Devesh Sinha, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Clinical Lead Consultant Stroke at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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