STUDY REVEALS AUTOMATED TEXT MESSAGES IMPROVE OUTCOMES AFTER JOINT REPLACEMENT SURGERY (TracPatch Blog)
The development of smartphone technology and text messaging has fostered a kind of communication never seen before. The ability to communicate with one another in mere seconds regardless of location or time of day has created a new kind of global connectedness and the healthcare industry has begun utilizing it to enhance the patient care experience. Smartphones are being used to foster better, faster and more frequent communication between healthcare providers and their patients.
A study in the January 16, 2019 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery has revealed that automated text messaging has shown to increase patient-engagement with home-based exercise while promoting faster recovery after total knee or hip replacement surgery.1 The study found that “patients receiving timely texts showed improvement in several key outcomes, including fewer days on opioid pain medications, more time spent on home exercises, faster return of knee motion, and higher satisfaction scores, according to the research by Kevin J. Campbell, MD, of Rush University Medical...
