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Unexpected hospitalizations carry a tremendous cost. There is the most obvious one of course: patient health. For an elderly nursing home resident with multiple health issues, the hospital can be a very dangerous place, not to mention the potential hazards of a late-night drive on icy, snowy, or rainy roads. Then there is the cost to the facility’s reputation, the cost of an empty bed, the cost of sending someone to accompany the resident, and too much more. Each year, thousands of nursing home residents are put at risk, and the greatest shame of it all is that most of those hospitalizations could have easily been avoided.

Unfortunately, in most cases when a staff nurse realizes that a situation has accelerated to the point that hospitalization may be necessary, it is usually too late. They probably have only about five hours to try and stabilize the patient before the call is made. Often even less.

Enter technology to the rescue. For the past several years, TapestryHealth has been expanding their data to the point where their artificial intelligence is basing predictions on TRILLIONS of bits of data. Since Covid, Tapestry has been providing advance notice of viral outbreaks and potential hospitalizations as much as 72 hours in advance of symptoms being detected by staff. That much notice allowed the facilities relying on Tapestry to begin treatments and in most cases, to avoid hospitalizing the resident.

More recently, TapestryHealth has added a whole new dimension to their AI. Radar-wave technology from Neteera is the newest addition to their suite of services, and it is dramatically increasing their advance warning time. By adding 24/7 contactless radar-wave technology to measure things like respiration and heart rate, TapestryHealth’s advanced AI is accurately predicting potential hospitalizations on average, as much as five days in advance. Five days of clinical intervention can completely change a patient’s outlook. In almost all cases, hospitalization can be avoided and the patient successfully treated in their own room.

Perhaps one of the most important aspects of this radar-wave technology is that it enables Tapestry to differentiate its AI among patients. Because each patient is monitored individually, Tapestry establishes a unique baseline for every patient so that their predictive analytics relate specifically to that individual. Prior models based their predictions on similar data sets among a population of thousands of similar patients. Now those predictions are based on a combination of thousands of similar patients and the specific individuals’ unique history. This constant monitoring makes spotting trends in both the facility and the individual patients fast and accurate, and those trends can be analyzed against thousands of others. The end result is that Tapestry can now see even further into the future. 

Clinically Proven Results

In their recent joint efficacy study, Tapestry and Neteera have revealed significant advantages when their two technologies are paired together:

This study proves that continuous evaluation and integration of technologies can demonstrably improve post-acute care. Clearly, pairing the right technology with right provider creates transformational outcomes. TapestryHealth has added Neteera’s technology to their suite of services as part of their ongoing Tapestry Guarantee that assures clients that any new technologies Tapestry adds in the future are automatically included for every client at no cost to them. Now, regardless of size, location, or financial position, earlier intervention than ever before, dramatically fewer emergency transfers, better outcomes, and improved cost-efficiency are within the reach of every skilled nursing facility in the country. 

Mordy Eisenberg is the Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer of TapestryHealth. Learn more at www.TapestryHealth.com or contact Mordy directly by email at meisenberg@TapestryHealth.com or call, text, or What'sApp to  845-694-7288.