Remote patient monitoring technology saving time, travel and money for regional mums during pregnancy
Goulburn Valley Health in regional Victoria is using remote patient monitoring technology to help pregnant women with gestational diabetes, saving them time, travel, and money. The technology allows women to enter their glucose levels into an app monitored live by clinicians, making patient monitoring easier for health teams.
A regional Victorian health service has introduced remote patient monitoring technology to help pregnant women with gestational diabetes. The technology allows women to enter their daily glucose levels into an app monitored live by clinicians, eliminating the need for frequent appointments and paperwork. This has saved many rural and regional women from travelling hours to attend short appointments, resulting in missed work, childcare issues, and travel costs. Goulburn Valley Health Diabetes Centre nurse practitioner Tara Jones said the technology has made patient monitoring easier and reduced the number of programs used to manage these women. The Victorian government has budgeted $21.4 million to support the planning and rollout of electronic medical records across Victoria. Many regional health services are still waiting for funding to digitise from paper-based records.
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