The most important benefit of remote patient monitoring (RPM) is that it helps clinicians remain vigilant about treatment-sensitive conditions that, if left undertreated, have a high degree of morbidity. RPM gives a more clinical focus to conditions that need extra attention from healthcare professionals.
For example, with RPM for a disease such as congestive heart failure (CHF), patients’ weight can be closely monitored over months to keep them out of the hospital. If they don’t fill their medications or if they’re having a heart attack, health professionals can intervene. Under normal…
For example, with RPM for a disease such as congestive heart failure (CHF), patients’ weight can be closely monitored over months to keep them out of the hospital. If they don’t fill their medications or if they’re having a heart attack, health professionals can intervene. Under normal…
