California-based Sutter Well being is deploying proprietary medical gadgets with a direct knowledge hyperlink to Epic’s EHR, to assist sufferers proactively handle their continual well being situations.
The nonprofit well being system’s proprietary blood stress cuff, scale and glucometer are designed to supply sufferers a simple, safe method to mechanically transmit knowledge — with out the necessity to obtain a device-specific app. Knowledge flows in actual time from the machine to the Epic MyChart app on their telephone or pill, after which to their well being file in Epic.
As a part of the Sutter Sync digital care program, the brand new Sutter gadgets will assist sufferers managing hypertension, with a being pregnant pilot additionally launching for a small cohort of sufferers and referring suppliers. On the identical time, this system is increasing this fall to assist eligible Medicare sufferers with excessive ldl cholesterol, with Kind 2 diabetes assist deliberate for early 2026. Eligible sufferers are referred to this system by their physicians.”
The expertise will permit care groups to see measurements that sufferers take at dwelling and perceive how a affected person’s situation modifications between workplace visits. The idea is that the extra knowledge will assist suppliers make better-informed remedy selections or counsel well timed treatment changes remotely, which might be particularly impactful for these with continual situations.
“Sutter Sync takes rising expertise and applies it to real-world issues — serving to sufferers higher handle their well being exterior of the hospital, and finally serving to to enhance outcomes,” mentioned Taylor Seale, telehealth & RPM product lead at Epic, in an announcement.
“Sutter Sync displays the way forward for care: related, handy and customized, that are important components to assist sufferers obtain and maintain their finest well being outcomes over time,” mentioned Richard Milani, M.D., chief medical innovation officer for Sutter Well being, in an announcement. “Few applications deal with a number of continual situations in a single built-in mannequin, which collectively can scale back the burden on sufferers whereas producing an amazing impression on general well being.”
Starting in October, eligible Medicare-enrolled sufferers might be referred to this system by their doctor for Kind 2 diabetes, excessive ldl cholesterol and hypertension. The being pregnant program can also be launching in October as a pilot, beginning with a small cohort of sufferers and referring suppliers.
