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CASE STUDY disease-specific elements that will keep her healthy and out Mrs. Smith is 82 years old and sion, diabetes, and congestive heart failure. Her two children of the hospital. When the case manager identi live in California, whereas she lives in North Carolina in a Smith can no longer organize her daily medications, a digital small family home on 10 acres of land in the Blue Ridge medication dispenser will be provided that will keep her on Mountains. Mrs. Smith has been in the hospital four times her medication regimen. The medication dispenser will be in the last year because of congestive heart failure. As her eye preloaded with Mrs. Smith's medications and will issue a sub- sight and mobility get worse with age, she has found it a chal- tle doorbell tone when it is time to take her medicines. With lenge to stay on her medical plan and to do her shopping for the combination of remote and real-time (telephonic) the right foods she knows she should be eating. Mrs. Smith's health plan, Purple Cross of North Carolina, assigned a nurse home and avoid further inpatient admissions. case manager to address her situation. Purple Cross provided a digital scale and a remote monitoring device that record Discussion Questions Mrs. Smith's condition every day by uploading her weight 1. Which components are critical to Mrs. Smith staying and transmitting the answers to a series of questions on a touch screen kiosk. The case manager also coordinated deliv. 2. Describe whether Mrs. Smith's regimen might be aug ery of Meals on Wheels, providing compliant dinners to Mrs. Smith on an ongoing basis. The case manager calls Mrs. Smith twice a week, taking the time to educate her about her medications, her activities, and the is diagnosed with hyperten- persons and technologies, Mrs. Smith is able to remain in her safely in her home? mented using telehealth applications. low-sodium, diabetic.

Answer 1

Answer: Mrs. Smith stays at home on the blue ridge mountains. She has cardiovascular disease which caused her to get into hospital for four times. She also have hypertension and diabetes. She is unable to see properly as her eyesight is getting worsen with the time. So these are the things which causes problems to her staying at home safely.

It is the need of the patient as she can't go to the hospital all the time. So telehealth application will help her to overcome with some of the problems that she is facing such as she forgets to take medication on time or consulting to the healthcare professionals will be easy for her.