
At a roundtable in Cleveland, kidney experts said IgA nephropathy and FSGS often go unrecognized, calling for EHR flags and better referral channels.
Dr. Jove Graham, Research Investigator I, Geisinger Center for Health Research, Danville, PA, discusses the Post-Discharge Monitoring and Readmissions study. In this final portion of the interview, Dr. Graham addresses Geisinger’s medical home model and how it works with the health system’s telemonitoring program.
The study was built with patients in the medical home to see the effect of an added telemonitoring program. Dr. Graham notes the importance of making sure these quality improvement initiatives are worth the money being spent on them, and that they improve patient lives.