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Pediatrics RPM
Pediatrics RPM

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Product Description:

Enterprise wide RPM platform to manage any and all populations outside the hospital. Full scale device's, patient reported outcomes, surveys and real time notifications.

About Locus Health:

Locus is a remote patient monitoring platform built to support both pediatric and adult care. We focus on four key areas to make remote care feel like a seamless extension of your health system.

Maximizing Your Tools: We help you get more value out of your current EHR and tech investments.

Supporting Your Staff: We design our workflows to match the reality of your team’s busy schedule, helping them work efficiently without burnout.

Freedom of Choice: We have a wide selection of pediatric and adult devices and are willing to evaluate new device partnerships on behalf of your system.

Proven Results: We help transform remote care into a strategic advantage by improving patient outcomes and generating a positive return on investment. Our approach engages patients of all ages and levels of digital literacy, assisting them in connecting devices and staying involved with the care programs at your health system.

 

Product Description:

Babyscripts myJourney is a clinically-validated, obstetrics-specific solution that allows OB/GYNs and other maternal health care providers to deliver a new model of prenatal and postpartum care via a mobile app-based platform and remote patient monitoring experiences. It exists to solve the problems generated from the critical shortage of obstetrical providers in the U.S. and to transform the delivery of pregnancy care through the power of technology and remote patient monitoring.

  1. Patient users download the Babyscripts myJourney digital companion app onto their smartphone, enabling 24/7 access to personalized educational content tailored to each stage of pregnancy up through one year postpartum.Through myJourney’s assessment and survey functionality, users self-report health history, mental risk, and social determinants of health data. All data is communicated back to the healthcare team through a provider-facing dashboard, enabling the appropriate intervention and facilitating better clinical decision-making. 
  2. All users also have access to manual blood pressure tracking in the app, even those who are normotensive or considered low-risk, to support the integration of self monitored blood pressure monitoring into routine prenatal and postpartum care. Patients can input BP data manually or automatically into the myJourney app via a manual or internet-connected cuff. Data is available to the healthcare team through a provider-facing dashboard, and high risk situations are actively communicated to the patient’s healthcare team, enabling recognition of hypertension risk when it occurs and informing any necessary changes to the care plan, including the option to enroll patients onto Babyscripts myJourney Blood Pressure RPM. 

Babyscripts myJourney Blood Pressure RPM is specifically designed for high-risk patients and is supported by a care management layer. Patients track their blood pressure readings at home with the support of a dedicated care manager. Readings are recorded via the myJourney app and an internet or cellular-enabled blood pressure cuff, synced with their healthcare provider's system. This integration allows for continuous monitoring and immediate feedback. If a patient's blood pressure reading is outside of the parameters set by their healthcare team, the app alerts the patient, care manager, and the healthcare team, facilitating timely medical intervention. 

  1. Key Components: Babyscripts myJourney Blood Pressure RPM incorporates several key components designed to enhance maternal health outcomes through remote monitoring and patient engagement, including the following: 
  • Connected blood pressure cuff: The program provides patients with a digital blood pressure monitor that is internet or cellular-enabled, allowing patients to measure their blood pressure at home and automatically transmit the readings to their healthcare providers in real-time. 
  • Mobile app integration: The Babyscripts myJourney app integrates seamlessly with the blood pressure cuff, allowing users to easily log and track their readings. The app is accessible on both smartphones and tablets. 
  • Real-time alerts and feedback: The app is programmed to send immediate alerts to patients, care manager, and healthcare providers if any readings fall outside of the parameters set by the healthcare team. By means of a sophisticated exception reporting workflow and the addition of care management support, Babyscripts reduces trigger fatigue, surfacing only actionable data.
  • Care management: Patients enrolled onto Babyscripts BP RPM are matched with a care manager, who operates incident to and under the supervision of the healthcare provider to provide education, motivation, and remove any barriers to compliance with daily blood pressure capture.
  • Tailored educational content: In addition to general pregnancy and postpartum content, patients enrolled in Babyscripts Blood Pressure RPM receive resources specific to their risk profile. 
  • Provider dashboard: Healthcare providers have access to a dedicated dashboard where they can monitor their patients' blood pressure readings, track trends over time, and adjust care plans accordingly. This centralized data collection facilitates better patient management and follow-up care. 
  • Patient engagement and compliance tools: The app includes tools to help patients stay engaged and compliant with their monitoring routines. This includes reminders for taking blood pressure readings, educational materials, and motivational content to encourage adherence. The patient’s care manager communicates regularly to ensure compliance. 
  • Data security and privacy: The platform complies with all relevant healthcare regulations and standards, including HIPAA, to protect patient information.
  • EMR integration: Babyscripts BP RPM integrates into the medical record through several methods, enabling patient onboarding directly in the EMR and automatically filling blood pressure readings into the patient's chart.

Together these components provide a comprehensive solution for managing hypertension in pregnant and postpartum women, significantly improving maternal health outcomes by enabling continuous monitoring and timely medical interventions. The Babyscripts blood pressure RPM model is reimbursable, offering a sustainable service for providers to improve the patient experience and outcomes related to hypertension during pregnancy.

  1. Babyscripts partnered with GW-MFA and others in a number of research projects, with results published in ACOG’s Green Journal and JMIR, validating the effectiveness of reduced in-person visits for prenatal care, better management of weight and blood pressure complications, improving compliance and adherence to HEDIS measures, and reducing rates of readmission in the postpartum period through remote monitoring. 
  2. Babyscripts' patient-centric solution extends care outside the four walls of the office, making personalized healthcare education, risk-stratified remote monitoring, and real-time virtual triage as readily accessible as the smartphone, responding to mothers’ needs for accessibility and convenience. Babyscripts has deeply engaged this patient population, with 92% of users saying that they would recommend the solution to their friends.
  3. Babyscripts' vision for improving care has always been driven and amplified by clinicians: strategic partners like George Washington Medical Faculty Associates, Cone Health System, and Advocate Aurora Healthcare, among others. These partnerships are essential to Babyscripts' project of creating solutions for patients with and for clinicians.
  4. Babyscripts gives the healthcare team and payer the ability to monitor both behavioral compliance and physical vital signs between visits, to identify adverse trends in real-time and lower the cost of care. The ability to integrate Babyscripts into the EMR and clinical workflow is one of its most important value-adds, allowing providers to offer comprehensive virtual care and payers and deliver “next generation” care coordination.
About Babyscripts:

Babyscripts is delivering a new model for prenatal and postpartum care that is transforming the way expectant mothers use technology to work with their healthcare providers. Since 2014, Babyscripts has offered the most-implemented mobile clinical solution for remote monitoring in pregnancy, with the mission to eliminate maternal mortality and improve access to care for all mothers. For more information on our virtual care solution and to request a demo, visit babyscripts.com.

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Integrated, Not Isolated Data Collection The biggest challenge with RPM data is usually where it lives. With Locus, data doesn't sit in a separate portal: Direct to EHR: We feed "discrete data" directly into your EMR flowsheets from our ecosystem of both Bluetooth and Cellular connected devices which include common vital signs, as well as spirometry, fetal doppler, and growing. Manage by Exception: Our system filters the "noise." Instead of scrolling through thousands of normal readings, your team is alerted only when a patient’s data trends outside of their personal "normal" range. This is further fine-tuned by health system partners. Outcomes: Our data consistently demonstrates how remote monitoring has lowered readmission rates and/or shortened hospital stays.

Locus offers several methods for health systems to access and analyze their data: Reporting Dashboard: A built-in dashboard within the Locus web application that provides immediate visibility into program metrics. Custom SQL Reports: The platform supports the creation of specialized

Locus Health’s bidirectional communication capabilities are managed via feature flags, allowing health systems to customize the level of patient engagement based on specific program needs or clinical capacity. Feature Flag Customization Administrators can choose to enable or disable the following communication channels: In-App Messaging: This optional feature allows for secure, non-urgent messaging between the care team and the patient. Video Visits: Programs have the option to "Turn On" video capabilities for 1-to-1 visits or group sessions with up to 49 participants, such as centering sessions or group counseling. Notifications: Clinicians can enable or disable real-time notifications via email or SMS for measurement alerts and new messages. If these are disabled, alerts will still display within the web portal for the care team to manage. Patient notifications happen via HIPAA-compliant banner notifications and "nudges" to take vital signs or login to see a message.

Accessibility and WCAG Compliance Locus is committed to an "accessibility-first" design philosophy, adhering to international standards to ensure an inclusive digital experience: WCAG Compliant Design: The application is built following Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), which focus on making digital content perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for individuals with various disabilities. Native Accessibility Tool Support: The app is designed to work seamlessly with iOS and Android native mobile tools. This allows patients to utilize standard features such as: Screen Readers (e.g., VoiceOver on iOS and TalkBack on Android) for patients with visual impairments. Text Resizing and high-contrast modes to improve readability. Voice Control and other assistive technologies provided by mobile operating systems. Equitability and Localization To ensure health equity, Locus addresses linguistic and social barriers through targeted features: Language Localization: The Locus patient app is fully localized in English and Spanish, allowing a broader demographic to engage with their care plans in their preferred language. Flexible Access Options: Recognizing that not all patients have the same resources, Locus offers four ways to access the platform: BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Use the app on a personal iPhone or Android device. Cellular-Enabled iPads: Locus can provide pre-configured, cellular-ready tablets for patients who do not have reliable internet or their own mobile devices. Web-Based Portal (PWA): A web-accessible version for use on any browser. Simple Connectivity: Features like cellular hub connectivity and automated data transmission help patients in rural or underserved areas stay connected without needing complex technical setups.

Pediatric Care Pathways Locus is a leader in pediatric remote patient monitoring (RPM), serving many of the top children's hospitals in the United States. Their pediatric pathways focus on "feeders and growers" and medically complex patients to reduce length of stay (LOS) and improve outcomes. Cardiac: High-risk cardiology, heart failure, VAD, TRAC, and exercise programs for older CHD patients. NICU: Complex discharges (NG tubes/Oxygen), feeders and growers, and substance-exposed newborns. Pulmonary: Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, and Trach/Vent care. General/Other: Solid organ transplant, palliative care, outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), and the transition from TPN to oral feeds. Adult Care Pathways For adult populations, Locus provides pathways aimed at managing chronic conditions and reducing 30-day readmission risks. Oncology: Specifically developed through NIH/National Cancer Institute awards, including chemotherapy treatment and medication monitoring. Cardiac: Heart failure and cardiac rehab. Pulmonary: COPD and pneumonia. Surgical: Bariatric and urology pathways. General/Chronic: Endocrinology, high-risk obstetrics, mental health, weight management, and spinal cord injury. Transplant: Solid organ and stem cell transplant. Pathway Customization and Scalability While these pathways are prebuilt based on clinical evidence and established best practices, they remain highly flexible: Configurability: Care teams can choose from over 70 different measurement types to design a dashboard that fits their specific program needs. Enterprise Integration: Pathways are integrated directly into the EMR (e.g., Epic, Cerner), allowing for discrete data return and SSO access for clinicians. Logistics Support: Locus manages the full logistics of these pathways, including shipping branded kits with integrated devices (scales, BP monitors, etc.) directly to patients' homes.

The Locus platform is designed to be fully integrated into enterprise health systems. Key features include: Discrete Data Integration: Biometric and symptomatic data from remote monitoring is sent back to the EMR as discrete data, making it actionable within the patient's record. Single Sign-On (SSO): Clinicians can access the Locus dashboard directly through the EMR using SSO via SMART on FHiR, reducing the need for multiple logins. EMR-Based Enrollment: Programs can be configured to allow patient enrollment directly via an EHR order, as seen in implementations like the Inova health system. Patient Portal Integration: Patients can have the option to launch the Locus application directly from within their MyChart (Epic) portal. Appointment Synchronization: Locus can integrate with health system scheduling to provide appointment reminders and updates within the remote monitoring app. This includes incorporating schedules from an EMR, infusion, and transplant systems into one centralized reminder.

Locus Health provides a structured support model designed to ensure clinical continuity while maintaining efficient operational assistance for both providers and patients: 24/7/365 Urgent Support: Locus offers around-the-clock support every day of the year specifically for urgent care-blocking issues. This ensures that critical clinical workflows and monitoring remain functional at all times. Core Office Hours: Standard support services are available Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. EST to 8:30 p.m. EST, excluding federal holidays. Logistics and Shipping Support: During office hours, the Locus team manages the logistics of picking, packing, and shipping branded kits directly to clinics or patient homes. Help Desk and Technical Assistance: The Locus Help Desk is available during office hours to assist with account activation and device connectivity support. Clinical and Patient Engagement: Support staff work during office hours to encourage patient engagement and provide necessary training for clinicians to ensure they are proficient with the platform.

Locus Health provides a highly configurable framework for health systems to deliver patient education and health coaching materials directly within the Locus app. To ensure a personalized and flexible patient journey, systems can utilize the following content delivery methods: Automated Delivery Logic: Content can be scheduled for auto-delivery based on specific milestones, such as how long a patient has been enrolled in a program. Manual Triggering for Individual Needs: Clinicians have the ability to manually trigger specific content to patients at any time. This ensures that educational resources and coaching tools are tailored to meet unique, patient-centered care requirements as they arise. Hosted Educational Content: Health systems can host a variety of multimedia resources, including PDFs and Videos, to provide clinical guidance and self-care instructions. Surveys and PROMs: Clinicians can integrate questionnaires and Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) to gather qualitative data and assess patient progress.

While Locus is primarily an enterprise remote patient monitoring solution, its flexible communication infrastructure enables specialized partnerships—such as with the Ollie Hinkle Heart Foundation—and supports remote cardiac rehab programs for both 12-week and 24-week sessions. These programs leverage Locus's bidirectional communication tools to achieve the following: 1-to-1 and Group Support Sessions: The platform can "turn on" video visit capabilities to host private consultations or group centering sessions for up to 49 participants. Structured Coaching Delivery: Health systems can host and auto-deliver educational PDFs, videos, and surveys tailored to the specific timeline of a 12 or 24-week cardiac recovery journey. Patient-Centered Adjustments: Clinicians can manually trigger specific coaching content or questionnaires based on a patient's individual progress or behavioral health requirements during rehab.

Locus has demonstrated its impact in oncology through the following partnerships and clinical studies: COVID-19 Oncology Management: Locus support enables managing oncology patients at home during treatment, a practice highlighted for its efficiency and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inova Schar Cancer Institute Pilot: An NCI-funded pilot to remotely monitor gastrointestinal cancer patients with connected devices, symptomatic questions, combined infusion and EMR scheduling integration, complimented by HCO authored "What to Expect" video series. Wearable Oncology Trial: Locus participated in a prospective clinical trial titled "A Pilot Prospective Clinical Trial Using Remote Monitoring for Cancer Patients Undergoing Outpatient Chemotherapy" led by Dr. John Deeken. Study Focus: The trial utilized Apple Watch data (steps, sleep, activity) and symptomatic questions for patients starting cycle one, day one of chemotherapy and infusion. Awards: The Inova Schar Cancer Center received an Innovation Award in July 2021 from the Association of Cancer Care Centers for its work with Locus. NCI Grants and Research As an NIH/National Cancer Institute (NCI) SBIR Awardee (2021-2024) with a Phase 1 and Phase 2 award, Locus developed a compliment of advanced care oncology navigation features to work alongside their connected device, bidirectional communication, and EMR integration features

Babyscripts RPM program is programmed to send immediate alerts to patients, care manager, and healthcare providers if any data readings fall outside of the parameters set by the healthcare team. By means of a sophisticated exception reporting workflow and the addition of care management support, Babyscripts reduces trigger fatigue, surfacing only actionable data.

Babyscripts myJourney RPM enables users to measure and record biometric, social, and mental health data in real time using remote tools, and data is communicated back to the care team in real-time. High risk users are supported by a care manager.

Babyscripts myJourney offers digital education developed to highly engage patient users with gestational age specific content.

Use Cases

Description:

Locus Health offers a customizable, enterprise-level remote patient monitoring (RPM) solution that serves over 70 different pediatric and adult populations. Its core use cases focus on bridging the gap between hospital and home through clinical surveillance and care coordination.

Pediatric use cases:

The platform is widely used by leading pediatric hospitals and health systems to support fragile patient populations.

  • Cardiology: High-risk cardiology, heart failure, and specific programs like TRAC (Tele-Remote Assessment for Children) and VAD (Ventricular Assist Device).
  • Neonatal (NICU): Managing complex discharges involving NG tubes or supplemental oxygen, as well as tracking "feeders and growers" and substance-exposed newborns.
  • Pulmonary & General: Post-discharge care for asthma, cystic fibrosis, and tracheostomy/ventilator-dependent patients. It also supports outpatient antimicrobial therapy, palliative care, and solid organ transplants.
Users:

Locus provides enterprise-level monitoring for acute conditions, chronic disease management, and surgical recovery.

Description:

Babyscripts is appropriate for pregnant and postpartum mothers of any risk category. Through a digital education layer delivered via a mobile app and connected devices that communicate biometric, mental health, and sociological data back to the provider, Babyscripts targets issues such as preeclampsia, weight gain, hypertension, mental health, and social barriers such as access to care.

Babyscripts myJourney blood pressure RPM is specifically designed for patients at high risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and is supported by a care management layer.

Pediatric use cases:

Babyscripts offers postpartum support up through one year post-childbirth. 

Users:

OBGYNS, midwives, RNs, payers, social workers, care managers, case managers, primary care providers deliver our solution to pregnant and postpartum patients/members. 

EHR Integrations

Integrations:

Acute care EMR, Ambulatory EMR, Patient portal, Home health

EMR Integration & Relevant Hardware:

None provided

EMRs Supported:

Epic, Cerner, Meditech, Allscripts, NextGen, athena, McKesson, Point Click Care

Hardware Compatibility:

Mobile / Tablet (native app), Mobile / Tablet (web optimized), Desktop

Integrations:

Ambulatory EMR, Credentialing, Website / public online sources, Other

EMR Integration & Relevant Hardware:

Recommended, but not required

EMRs Supported:

Epic, athena, Cerner, Allscripts, eClinicalWorks

Hardware Compatibility:

Desktop, Mobile / Tablet (web optimized), Mobile / Tablet (native app)

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Differentiators

Differentiators vs EHR Functionality:

While EHRs are excellent at recording clinical encounters, Locus extends their reach by acting as a high-performance "middleware plus" layer with a stable of connected devices for pediatrics and adult populations. Locus also offers shipping and support to all its devices.

Workflow Optimization: Instead of manual entry, Locus delivers discrete biometric data directly into EHR flowsheets, reducing clinician charting burden.

Strategic Integration: We leverage your existing EHR investment to drive outcomes for high-risk populations, such as oncology and NICU, where standard EHR tools may lack specialized monitoring depth.

Actionable Data: Locus synthesizes real-time data into configurable dashboards and alerts, allowing teams to "manage by exception" rather than sift through raw records.

Differentiators vs Competitors:

Locus stands apart from other RPM vendors through its clinical heritage and full-service logistics.

Clinical Roots: Developed by pediatric nurses and neonatologists, our platform is designed for the reality of complex care, not just simple chronic disease management.

Device Agnostic "Middleware": We provide a single-platform approach that allows health systems to choose their preferred devices—from cellular hubs to Apple HealthKit—and seamlessly integrate them into one view.

Full-Service Logistics and Help Desk: Locus manages the "heavy lifting" by shipping, retrieving, and sanitizing equipment direct-to-patient, allowing clinical teams to focus solely on care. Allowing clinical teams to solely focus on care. Locus offers 24/7/365 support helping eligible patients get enrolled and stay engaged.  

Financial Sustainability: We transform RPM into a profit center by maximizing reimbursement through automated tracking of billable time and device data under CMS rules.

Locus supports over 70 pediatric and adult populations, offering specialized pathways that generic competitors cannot match.

Differentiators vs EHR Functionality:
  1. Babyscripts has exclusively licensed best-in-class protocols that allow the company to make categorical claims in the market around efficacy and outcomes.
  2. The Babyscripts solution has been clinically-validated through peer reviewed research and case studies proving efficacy in schedule optimization, patient engagement, and other outcomes.
  3. Babyscripts has a wealth of its own IP in managing patients remotely (like maintaining compliance) and in detecting and triaging abnormal data points to reduce false positives and elevate real problems.
  4. While some health systems might invest in specific component parts of what Babyscripts typically offers (an app or integrating data points from IOT devices back to the record), the real challenge is in scaling programs and offering the right protocol at the point of care to generate ROI. Babyscripts is the expert in remote obstetrical care and since 2014 has accumulated a wealth of collateral, assets and best practices that enable these programs to scale.
  5. Babyscripts is a scaled program that is significantly less expensive to implement and use than a health system trying to build and maintain their own program. Babyscripts represents a lower cost for health systems to develop, deploy and maintain, with the added benefit of continuous technical and customer support managed by Babyscripts.
Differentiators vs Competitors:
  1. Babyscripts offers the only clinically-validated, obstetrics-specific mobile platform that delivers educational information that aligns with a provider's care plan. While other maternity programs deliver evidence-based content, only Babyscripts allows the provider to customize their content, delivering the exact information that they want the patient to see and eliminating confusion. 
  2. Babyscripts deploys internet-enabled medical devices that directly triage information like high blood pressure back to the physician automatically in their desired workflow, a solution that no consumer app provides. Because of the connection with the provider, Babyscripts detects abnormal trends and then triages those data points directly to the provider’s office. With Babyscripts’ risk-specific modules, a provider is able to deliver different clinical experiences to patients dependent on risk. Babyscripts provides the only clinically-validated solution to focus on obstetrics. 
  3. Babyscripts is the first obstetrics-specific digital solution to connect payers and providers, improving care coordination for maternal health populations, monitoring adherence to quality measures, and improving patient engagement and outcomes. This solution helps mothers overcome barriers to care by assessing for risk, providing mothers with direct access to resources directly correlated with their identified risks.


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