Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle - Healthy Education and Lifestyles Program (HELP)

What is it?

HELP provides access to routine health care, culturally competent care and education, and a support group. HELP care plans are customized based on the individual’s needs, and high-risk program participants receive a kit containing an electronic tablet and other necessary medical equipment to monitor their chronic disease. These tablets are wirelessly linked to the HELP care team, who can then monitor participants’ conditions outside the clinic.

Who is it for?

Uninsured patients with a chronic disease.

Why do they do it?

Many of these patients had been relying on the hospital’s emergency department (ED) to manage their chronic disease.

Impact

Eighty-one percent of HELP patients have not had any ED visits, inpatient stays among HELP patients have decreased 94 percent, 77 percent of diabetic patients’ A1c numbers have improved or stayed the same, and 92 percent of HELP patients with diabetes have their blood pressure under control.

Contact: Marsha Ingle
Director, Community Relations
Telephone: 817-444-8668
Email: marshaingle@texashealth.org