Medtronic’s Cardiocom and LHC Group are teaming-up to provide integrated clinical telehealth services and medical technology to their patients. The deal adds to the growing list of home health care organizations that are now customers of Cardiocom, Medtronic’s Patient Monitoring Services business. Four of the five largest home health care companies in the United States are now Medtronic customers.

Four of the five largest home health care companies in the United States are now Medtronic customers.“As more health systems and Accountable Care Organizations look toward maximizing value and population health models, post-acute care providers are playing a critical role in ensuring patients remain healthy through the transition from the hospital to their homes,” said Daniel L. Cosentino, vice president and general manager of Medtronic’s Cardiocom business.

Under the agreement, Medtronic will be providing telehealth devices to LHC Group’s existing care transitions program, T3 (Transitions, Training and Triage), to support their disease management approach that has been clinically proven to reduce emergency room visits and prevent avoidable readmissions. Specifically, LHC Group will be utilizing the COMMANDER FLEX remote patient monitoring devices, which simplifies home telehealth management and education for patients with complex conditions such as heart failure, hypertension, COPD, and diabetes. The COMMANDER FLEX system allows LHC to conduct the daily monitoring of symptoms and vital signs to anticipate events, assess risk and communicate with patients before an acute event such as a hospitalization, providing the most appropriate and cost effective care to their patients.

Medtronic’s home telemonitoring equipment and telehealth services enable health professionals to identify symptomatic patients and intervene early to prevent unnecessary hospitalizations.