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Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. announced the acquisition of RespondWell, a telerehabilitation technology designed to provide personalized, clinician-supervised post-surgical physical therapy in the comfort of a patient’s home.
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By integrating a comprehensive, at-home telerehabilitation capability designed to enhance patient compliance with physical therapy and to improve the quality of recovery, the acquisition strengthens Zimmer Biomet Signature Solutions, according to a company press release. The Zimmer Biomet Signature Solutions remote rehabilitation platform, Therapy@Home, reportedly features a personalized rehabilitation plan designed by a patient’s clinical care team. It also has built-in reward features that are earned through increased patient participation and consistency. According to the release, the clinical care team can also remotely monitor a patient’s progress and activity and digitally communicate with the patient, which may reduce the costs associated with follow-up visits and clinic-based rehabilitation programs.
“The new value-based reimbursement environment compels hospitals and providers to assume responsibility for patient outcomes well after discharge and through the critical rehabilitation period,” David Nolan, group president of biologics, extremities, sports medicine, surgical, trauma, foot and ankle and office-based technologies, Zimmer Biomet, said in the release. “Integrating an innovative and comprehensive telerehabilitation program into our Zimmer Biomet Signature Solutions offering addresses the emerging need for health care providers to oversee and optimize post-surgical recovery outcomes in order to maximize value across the entire episode of care.”
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