How Locus can support your response efforts to COVID-19

Objective

To decrease community exposure while safely supporting patients in the home environment using the Locus monitoring platform

Patient Enrollment  

• For the patient who presents and tests positive for COVID-19 and stable for home quarantine – issued a Locus iPad

• For the patient who calls in reporting symptoms and is high risk for COVID-19; a Locus iPad can be mailed to monitor in the home

• Patients who are high risk (>60 years old, cardiovascular disease, COPD, etc.) and report exposure to a + COVID-19 patient – a Locus iPad can be mailed to begin the monitoring process 

Locus capabilities  

• Workflow management design & support

• Real-time data submission

• Interactive clinician dashboards

• Secure photo and video transmission

• Educational content, approved apps and video links

• Provides logistical management of iPads

• Enables iPads with additional apps; Jabber, Vidyo, Webex, etc.

• Training and support for enrollment and deployment of devices

• 24/7 helpdesk support

• Kitting of equipment with the iPad if needed; thermometer, pulse ox, scale as examples

Framework for monitoring patients  

Data points

• Temperature

• Pulse ox

• Symptom tracking

  • Progression of cough & runny nose

  • Rash

  • Sore throat

  • Gastrointestinal symptoms

Education

• Call ahead before visiting the hospital or doctor

• Avoiding contact with other people, animals, and remaining under house isolation

• Cleaning of hard surfaces

• Washing of hands

• Cover your coughs and sneezes