A new technology is allowing Carroll Home Care nurses to monitor their patients without being physically present.
Carroll Home Care nurses are now using the Health Buddy, a home monitoring system that enables patients living in their homes to transmit vital signs and answer health-related questions through a handheld transmitter.
The Carroll Home Care staff began using the system in early September.
"It's allowing us to monitor the patient remotely so that we can keep up with their weight and blood pressure before they get too sick or have to go to the hospital," said Susan Norwood, clinical manager of Carroll Home Care.
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