Tune Into Your Breathing and Health on World COPD Day November 15th is World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day [1]. COPD is an all-too-common lung disease (sometimes referred to as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that causes restricted airflow and … Read More
Case Studies
Get Screened and Spread the Word: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Get Screened and Spread the Word: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Breast cancer is a widespread and heartbreaking medical issue that affects individuals, families, and healthcare teams across the globe. In 2023 alone, nearly 300,000 American women will be … Read More
World Heart Day: A Reminder to Prioritize Your Cardiovascular Health
World Heart Day: A Reminder to Prioritize Your Cardiovascular Health September 29th is World Heart Day, an international event aimed at raising awareness about Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). CVD is the leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for over 20 … Read More
The Caregiver Connection: How Remote Nursing Forms Strong Patient-Provider Relationships
The Caregiver Connection: How Remote Nursing Forms Strong Patient-Provider Relationships The caregiver connection—the bond between nurses and their patients—is a crucial component of overall patient wellness. Thankfully, modern developments in the field, such as Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), have made … Read More
Blood Pressure Cuff Education
How to Properly Record Your Blood Pressure Blood pressure represents the amount of force your heart needs to exert to pump blood through your arteries. It’s measured by gauging the pressure of the blood pushing against your arterial walls. The … Read More
Mythbusters: Debunking the Fallacy that Chronic Disease Ends after Transitional Care
Without chronic care management, readmissions are more likely to follow transitional care Successful transitional care after an acute episode can give patients and their doctors a false sense of security for one simple fact: chronic illness almost never goes away … Read More
Signallamp Case Files: CCM Cuts Through Complex Cases
Signallamp Case Files: CCM Cuts Through Complex Cases Symptoms can be deceiving, especially for patients with comorbidities Just because a patient has an established, complex medical history, it doesn’t mean new symptoms have anything to do with their known illnesses. … Read More
Signallamp Case Files: Chronic Care Management Strengthens Patient Agency
Signallamp Case Files: Chronic Care Management Strengthens Patient Agency CCM gives patients an advocate who goes to bat for their well-being Alarm bells went off in Naomi’s mind. The Signallamp Health remote nurse had just ended a phone call with … Read More
Signallamp Case Files: Guardian Angels
Signallamp Case Files: Guardian Angels Chronic Care Management leads to life-saving heart valve intervention Kat, a remote nurse case manager, was making her regular phone check-in with Laura, a woman with chronic disease who mentioned that she had been feeling … Read More
Signallamp Case Files: Trust Uncovers Social Barriers to Wellness
Signallamp Case Files: Trust Uncovers Social Barriers to Wellness Social Determinants of Health Can Be Hard to Spot When it comes to uncovering social determinants of health, chronic care management nurses have a few special tools in their toolbox. The … Read More