The Impact of a Remote Patient Monitoring System for the NICU Discharged Medically Complex Infant (104B)

Monday, September 13, 2021

2:15 PM – 2:45 PM CDT

CE: .5

NCC Codes:
RNC-NIC: 4
NNP-BC: 5
RNC-LRN: 5

Main Presenter(s)

Emily Fox, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner & Assistant Professor
Pediatrix Medical Group North Dallas & University of Texas at Arlington
Murphy, Texas, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

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Co-Author(s)

Robin Lawson, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP

Professor
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Participants should be aware of the following financial/non-financial relationships:

Emily Fox, DNP, APRN, NNP-BC: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Robin Lawson, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, NP-C, FAANP: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Integrated developmental follow-up is essential to improve the outcomes of medically complex NICU graduates as they require vital services to maintain and improve functioning. Hospital readmissions are a significant burden on the healthcare system. Pediatric patients who require readmission have hospital costs and length of stays that are more than double of those patients who do not require readmission. The Locus Health iPad platform is a feasible tool that can lead to fewer hospital readmissions by allowing the NICU graduate caregiver to bring the hospital home. The Locus Health iPad platform provides a connection to the NICU care team, pediatric specialists, and the primary care provider

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:

Identify the challenges surrounding the discharge of medically complex NICU graduates.
Describe the Locus Health iPad platform and the implications for its use to support NICU discharge.