Medical Compression Systems, Inc. Unveils Next-Generation ActiveCare® Online Mobile Compression Device Platform

Medical Compression Systems, Inc announced the forthcoming availability of ActiveCare® Online, the company’s next-generation  platform for improving clinical outcomes following total hip or knee replacements. ActiveCare Online is equipped with Bluetooth, enabling wireless data transmission between patients and their healthcare providers.
According to the news:

Clinical studies evaluating outcomes of patients undergoing total joint replacement surgery have demonstrated that the combination of reducing the hospital length of stay (LOS), discharging patients directly to home and strict monitoring, starting at hospitalization and continuing up to 90 days after discharge, are powerful practices that can significantly reduce readmissions rates and costs and improve quality of patient care. Over the last three decades there has been a steady trend toward reduction in LOS prior to discharge, which is currently less than three days. Under new guidelines, hospitals may be charged significant fees for readmissions during the 90-day post-discharge period, and consistent follow-up has become increasingly important in determining final clinical and economic outcomes.

Richard Iorio, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon in New York commented:

An established body of scientific evidence has confirmed that prophylactic treatment with mobile compression combined with aspirin chemoprophylaxis following total joint replacement can reduce the occurrence of venous thromboembolism and decrease adverse events, infections and bleeding complications in standard risk patients. The next generation ActiveCare® System improves on existing technology by improving connectivity between the patient, hospital and physician, which has the potential to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs to the healthcare system.

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