How remote patient monitoring (RPM) can increase access to care As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps through the world, healthcare providers and patients are struggling to reconcile the need for continuity in care with the risks posed by the coronavirus. The crisis has also shed light on existing issues with access to care faced by patients [...]
mHealth Intelligence: Remote Monitoring, Telehealth Use Linked to Tighter Blood Pressure Control According to a recent study, telehealth services, combined with remote patient monitoring, helped boost engagement and blood pressure control among stroke survivors living in under-resourced communities. The group that received care through the Telehealth After Stroke Care strategy had higher patient engagement rates, with [...]
From facility to home: How healthcare could shift by 2025
Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring With Remote Hypertension Management in a Rural and Low-Income Population The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association blood pressure (BP) guideline provides a Class IA recommendation for the use of home BP monitoring, team-based care, and telehealth strategies to improve BP control among patients with hypertension.1 However, most studies have been [...]
mHealth Intelligence: Mayo Clinic RPM Model Improves Outcomes for Acute COVID-19 Treatment According to a study by Mayo Clinic, remote patient monitoring programs are safe, feasible, and yield positive health outcomes for acute COVID-19 treatment. The health system expanded its multi-state RPM program during the pandemic to treat patients with the virus at home, adapting an original RPM [...]
High-frequency temperature monitoring for early detection of febrile adverse events in patients with cancer
At Mount Sinai, RPM provides more equal access to cancer care With eight hospital campuses across the New York metropolitan area and a large regional ambulatory footprint, Mount Sinai is committed to improving health equity and access to care. Its expertise in population health, along with its service to socioeconomically, demographically and culturally varied populations, means [...]
An overview of the effect of telehealth on mortality: A systematic review of meta-analyses Introduction Telehealth is recognised as a viable way of providing health care over distance, and an effective way to increase access for individuals with transport difficulties or those living in rural and remote areas. While telehealth has many positives for patients, [...]
A current and future outlook on upcoming technologies in remote monitoring of patients with heart failure Heart failure is a major health and economic challenge in both developing and developed countries. Despite advances in pharmacological and device therapies for patients with a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and heart failure, their quality of life [...]
Sensor, Wearable, and Remote Patient Monitoring Competencies for Clinical Care and Training: Scoping Review Abstract Sensor, wearable, and remote patient monitoring technologies are typically used in conjunction with video and/or in-person care for a variety of interventions and care outcomes. This scoping review identifies clinical skills (i.e., competencies) needed to ensure quality care and approaches [...]