If these walls could talk: utilizing health data from the home to reduce unnecessary readmissions

In the post-Affordable Care Act landscape (ACA), comprehensive care management has become an essential component in the universal goal to reduce hospital readmissions and their associated costs. Utilizing real-time home health monitoring technologies, hospitals can transform transitional care from hospital to home while significantly improving long-term home care outcomes. To achieve the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim, we need widespread commitment and investment in home healthcare IT that connects clinicians, providers, and payers to patients with speed and accuracy. Technology that generates real-time actionable health care data from the home is an essential key to progress in this endeavor.