Virtual Home Hospital for Children

Virtual home hospital for children is a service offering early discharge from the hospital for premature and sick newborns. With regular monitoring of the child's health according to a treatment plan and assigned technical equipment, parents can observe their child at home in calm surroundings. The main purpose is to provide safe and good follow-up for premature infants and families, and the hospital can continuously monitor more children than with traditional home visits.

About the service

Digital home monitoring of premature newborns facilitates families’ early discharge from the hospital with close follow-up using digital technology at home.

Healthcare professionals at the hospital conduct a needs assessment for the entire family before discharge, which enables a tailored treatment plan. With the treatment plan and assigned technical equipment, parents can report observations, measurements of vital parameters, and nutritional intake for the child. For example, pulse, temperature, weight changes, breastfeeding frequency, and general behavior can be measured. Integration with the medical records system ensures that reported observations and measurements are automatically recorded in the child's chart.

At the start of the home stay, the reporting frequency will be about twice a week, and healthcare professionals continuously monitor the child's development. Through secure messaging in CheckWare, healthcare professionals and parents can communicate daily and as needed, and parents can use the diary function to report on the situation at home.

The digital treatment plan includes, among other things, medical information, user instructions for technical equipment, and important information for parents if the child’s behavior changes. Content packages in CheckWare are used to send self-management and informational materials related to the follow-up.

Benefits of the virtual home hospital for children:

• CheckWare enables structured remote monitoring between the child, parents, and hospital through regular recording of observations and measurements of the child

• The treatment plan is adapted to the child and provides parents with important information if the child’s behavior changes

• Continuous reported measurements and communication via CheckWare enable close follow-up when needed

• Follow-up in calm and safe surroundings at home, as well as better logistics for families who can continue their daily life at home, which is perceived as less burdensome

• Provides more physical hospital beds for the most seriously ill

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