Providence St. Joseph using Twistle remote monitoring technology for 700 COVID patients

Washington-based Providence St. Joseph Health worked with two digital health startups to quickly deploy remote monitoring technology for COVID-19 patients.

The health system is currently among those treating some of the largest numbers of patients who have been diagnosed with or are at risk of contracting the COVID-19 virus, largely because of its significant presence in Seattle, an epicenter of the pandemic.

Providence worked with Xealth, a digital prescribing platform, to roll out startup Twistle’s care automation and remote monitoring tools in just four days, the organizations said.

Several health systems are using the Twistle app to check in with patients and look for adverse health trends. At Providence, Xealth is providing the underlying platform for automation and integration into the provider electronic medical record workflow.

The health system is using the platform to monitor more than 700 positive or presumptive positive COVID-19 patients, which helps keep patients at home and prevents additional stress on hospitals, emergency rooms and front-line healthcare teams.

Patients who are exhibiting symptoms but are well enough are given a thermometer and pulse oximeter and are monitored from home by Providence’s remote patient monitoring team using the Xealth/Twistle technology.