Use of Sharesource in Remote Patient Management in Peritoneal Dialysis: A UK Nurse’s Perspective

In June 2015, Sharesource, a cloud-based, bi-directional connectivity platform, was launched by Baxter Healthcare in the UK. With this came the ability to use remote patient management (RPM) with peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients in an easy, standardized manner across dialysis units. Improved nursing efficiency and patient outcomes, achieved utilizing RPM include individualized PD patient prescriptions, early detection and prevention of potential PD complications, reduced planned and unplanned hospital attendance, reduced drop off, and increased healthcare professional and patient/carer confidence in self-care. These are illustrated with Case Studies. The potential to reduce glucose exposure is explored and for PD units yet to use RPM, lessons learned during the implementation of Sharesource are shared.