Patient IO Blog An Unlikely Tool for Summer Survival

Summertime Considerations for Infusion Patients Anyone familiar with Texas is also familiar with the heatwaves that are a constant in July and August. For most Texans, 110 degree temperatures are a major source of annoyance and a reason to spend more time indoors. For patients taking advanced medications, summer heat waves can be more than annoying: dehydration can cause severe side effects and even prevent treatments from being effective. Corinthian Health Services, a leader in infusion services located in San Antonio Texas, wanted to help their patients beat summertime dehydration. Calling every patient Corinthian serves to remind them to drink extra water whenever temperatures spiked would have required countless man hours, making the task impossible. Sending post-cards or newsletters with care tips about staying hydrated could have been a potential solution, but mail takes several days to arrive. Corinthian wanted more immediacy. A Mobile App Provides the Perfect Reminders Coninthian's patients each have a mobile care plan, powered by Patient IO, which turns their treatment plans into easy-to-follow mobile check lists. Using Patient IO's flexible care plan editor, Corinthian was able to add tasks for either individual patients or entire patient populations on certain infusion regimens. With just a few clicks, tasks like "Drink 12 oz of water" were [...]The post An Unlikely Tool for Summer Survival appeared first on Patient IO.