Grand littoral
The Grand-Littoral Local Services Network from St-Romuald, Quebec invests in a telehomecare project using the IDPM technology of New IT Healthcare.

Local Services Networks are responsible for the accessibility and continuity of health services offered to their population. The Grand-Littoral Local Services Network has invested in a telehomecare pilot project using the Intelligent Distance Patient Monitoring (IDPM) solution of New IT Healthcare, based in Montreal, Quebec. This pilot project, with an initial duration of three months, is financed by the Paul-Gilbert Foundation. The Foundation is confident the use of IDPM will reduce pressure on the Local Services Network providing healthcare to the region.

The IDPM application, which allows patients to be cared for by healthcare staff, while remaining in their own homes, also has functionalities which permits healthcare professionals from the Network and from the Hôtel-Dieu University Hospital in Lévis to share information on the health of patients. Each group of healthcare professionals will be able to add their clinical observations to a patient’s shared follow-up file. The IDPM solution will ask the patient to enter vital sign measurements, respond to dynamic questions and provide their observations with the use of a touch screen phone, all from the comfort of their own home. The goal is to support patients in following their care plan, to help them become more independent and improve the quality of their lives. The IDPM solution will provide education and reinforce behavior modification to help patients better manage their chronic illness.