Monday, May 22, 2017
BTG plc, a global specialist healthcare company, and HealthLoop, a cloud-based platform that automates follow-up patient care, announced today their collaboration on IO Loop™. This is an exclusive service from BTG that gives access to a turn-key digital support platform powered by Healthloop. IO Loop™ enables patients and their physicians to stay connected, providing improved pre-procedural patient instructions and ongoing follow-up care outside of the acute care setting. This service also provides the care team with patient-reported outcomes that help physicians meet the new reporting requirements of Medicare Access and CHIP Authorisation Act (MACRA).
Patients are the most underleveraged resource in the achievement of better health outcomes. IO Loop™ empowers patients by connecting them with their physician via a digital support platform, and fully engages them in their treatment journey. Online engagement before, during and after treatment has the potential to reduce physician burden, delivering the right information at the right time. The IO Loop™ service helps patients prepare for their treatment, track and report any symptoms, review key treatment information at the appropriate time, and provides a personalised follow-up care plan with appropriate advice. This support results in a better overall patient experience.
Lisa Hayden, Vice President, Global Reimbursement at BTG commented: "We know that patients who are involved in their treatment journey have the best chance of better outcomes, and at BTG we are committed to providing solutions to achieve this. Through IO Loop™, the first service of its kind in interventional oncology, automated collection of patient information, improved patient outcomes, and potentially enhanced patient experiences can have unique benefits for healthcare providers and help them to meet the reporting requirements of MACRA."
Todd Johnson, HealthLoop CEO said of the partnership: "At HealthLoop our mission is to keep physicians and patients connected via our proven technology-enabled engagement platform. By partnering with BTG on this important initiative we believe that we can empower patients and offer the best experience both for them and their healthcare provider."
The collaboration leverages BTG's leadership in interventional oncology with HealthLoop's digital expertise in patient-centric solutions, offering a unique service that has the potential to differentiate and simplify interventional oncology practice.
Karen Grace, Clinical Nurse Coordinator, Interventional Oncology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago commented: "At Northwestern we have experienced the benefits of the IO Loop™ service first hand. Having ongoing access to the patient's performance has enabled timely intervention, which in turn has minimised complications and reduced the likelihood of re-admission. This not only improves the quality of life of our patients but also enables us, as healthcare providers, to deliver a higher standard of care."
Data showing the benefits of this technology with TheraSphere® in interventional oncology will be presented next month at the World Conference on Interventional Oncology (WCIO) in Boston, U.S., 8-11 June 2017.
