MYHEART TRIALS
The DCL HEALTH MyHeart system is currently in trial with High Dessert Heart Institute (HDHI) in Victorville, CA, USA. It includes 5 CHF patients using MyHeart at home, in concert with their remote HDHI care team. The trial also incorporates the implementation of a revenue model via CMS reimbursement. The trial will validate the potential life saving benefits of utilizing the MyHeart system along with the financial sustainability of this business option for private cardiac practices.
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The DCL-Loma Linda trial yielded positive results from both patients and caregivers. For caregivers, a six person team from Loma Linda comprised the primary dashboard users. Survey results were both positive and informative, which delivered valuable insight for the design improvements that we incorporated into current product versions.
| # | QUALITY STATEMENT | FAVORABILITY RATING |
|---|---|---|
| This dashboard has all the functions I expect it to have | 66% | |
| The information displayed on the dashboard was easy to understand | 100% | |
| It was easy to navigate and find the information I needed | 83% | |
| As a cardiac health professional, this dashboard captures all the necessary vitals and patient data | 66% | |
| I trust the data presented in this dashboard | 66% | |
| It was easy to learn to use this dashboard | 66% | |
| I can easily pin point critical areas by using this dashboard | 100% | |
| Using this dashboard would make it easier to do my job | 66% | |
| Using this dashboard would enhance my effectiveness on the job | 66% | |
| Using this dashboard saves me time in determining high risk patients I need to focus on | 83% | |
| I utilize the patient detail page to make informed decisions about patients | 100% | |
| The organization of information on this dashboard was clear | 83% | |
| The dashboard allows me to make decisions about which patients to call or visit | 100% | |
| The color highlighted scheme is easy to understand | 100% | |
| The charts in the patient detail page are clear and easy to understand | 100% | |
| I find emails about patient's risk condition very helpful | 83% | |
| The text alerts about patient's risk condition is extremely useful to me | 50% | |
| The text message and email content notifying the patient's risk condition was easy to understand | 100% |
For patients, we conducted a focus group which produced several key observations that are shaping the product design and services for the version 2 and version 3 systems. An additional aspect to DCL Health is the support services for our systems, which we are fine-tuning based upon focus group results.In sum, our trial results will help DCL Health produce successful outcomes for patients.
Loma Linda Trial Outcomes
MyHeart Version 1
DCL Health launched version 1 of it’s health technology platform with a 10 patient trail in conjunction with Loma Linda University Medical Center. The outcome was beyond expectations as DCL Health was able to help avert emergency room visits of four of the ten patients within the first six months.The system usage statistics were consistent and we obtained valuable feedback from support interaction and focus group discussions which helped improve V1 and guide our V2 and V3 product specifications. We share the following monthly results below:
| USER GROP | METRIC | UNIT | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | average mobile session duration | seconds | 23 |
| Caregiver | average dashboard session duration | seconds | 120 |
| Patients | mobile vitals screen views | views | 378 |
| Patients | mobile symptoms screen views | views | 349 |
| Patients | mobile reminders screen | views | 229 |
| Patients | mobile charts | views | 203 |
| Caregivers | web dashboard | views | 980 |