Remote patient monitoring
Remote patient monitoring involves tools such as blood pressure cuffs, thermometers and continuous glucose monitors to give healthcare providers real-time insights into patient health, supporting chronic disease management and acute care at home. However, challenges like data collection, patient adherence and social determinants of health can curb its benefits.
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14 Nov 2024
How remote patient care helped cut heart failure readmissions
UMass Memorial Health -- Harrington implemented an RPM program that provided heart failure patients with timely support, resulting in reduced hospital readmissions. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2024
Can RPM move the needle on post-discharge care for AKI?
Research shows that Mayo Clinic's remote patient monitoring program for acute kidney injury survivors is promising, but its effectiveness in preventing readmissions is limited. Continue Reading
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13 Jul 2022
Racial Disparities Exist in Pulse Oximeter Readings
New research shows racial disparities in the delivery of supplemental oxygen, primarily due to variations in pulse oximeter readings. Continue Reading
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12 Jul 2022
Remote Patient Monitoring Linked to Lower COVID-19 Hospitalizations
New research shows that remote patient monitoring can help reduce hospitalizations and intensive care unit stays among patients with COVID-19. Continue Reading
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08 Jul 2022
Remote Patient Monitoring Can Detect In-Hospital Patient Deterioration
New research shows that a wearable remote patient monitoring device can help detect clinical deterioration among patients in the hospital. Continue Reading
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05 Jul 2022
Continuous Glucose Monitors Effective RPM for ESRD Patients
Continuous glucose monitors can accurately measure blood sugar levels even among patients on dialysis, a population on which CGM hasn’t been widely tested. Continue Reading
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22 Jun 2022
KY Health System to Implement Hospital-at-Home Program
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, one of two organizations participating in a rural home hospital program, will leverage Biofourmis' remote patient monitoring technology to implement the new service. Continue Reading
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21 Jun 2022
Interest in RPM, Personal Health Tech Adoption Lagging Among Clinicians
Only about a third of rural and non-rural clinicians currently use remote patient monitoring and personal health technologies, and one-fourth have expressed no interest in either. Continue Reading
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10 Jun 2022
Remote Patient Monitoring Solution Provider Joins athenahealth Marketplace
Withings Health Solutions’ RPM products will now be available to athenahealth’s network of healthcare providers via its marketplace program. Continue Reading
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09 Jun 2022
Telehealth Services Partnership Enables Remote Physical Examinations
TytoCare and Carilion Clinic collaborate to expand telehealth services by offering remote physical examinations. Continue Reading
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03 Jun 2022
Remote Monitoring Using Wearable Effective in Tracking Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers at Verily found that remote patient monitoring through a wearable can effectively track Parkinson’s Disease and measure patient response. Continue Reading
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27 May 2022
4 Chronic Care Use Cases for Remote Patient Monitoring
Remote patient monitoring can help enhance chronic care management in many ways, including allowing clinicians to track their patients daily and adjust treatment plans in real time. Continue Reading
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26 May 2022
Wise Health System Launches At-Home Care Program With RPM
Biofourmis is working with Wise Health System on the care-at-home initiative that will include remote patient monitoring services. Continue Reading
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17 May 2022
Remote Patient Monitoring Did Not Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions
A new study found that a year-long remote patient monitoring program to care for previously hospitalized heart failure patients did not reduce readmissions or mortality. Continue Reading
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13 May 2022
NC Health System to Expand Remote Patient Monitoring Services
Novant Health is working with Health Recovery Solutions to expand remote patient monitoring by providing electronic devices to patients. Continue Reading
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04 May 2022
UC Davis Health, Houston Methodist Ink RPM Partnerships
The health systems have each announced a new partnership with BioIntelliSense to enhance remote patient monitoring and virtual care delivery. Continue Reading
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22 Apr 2022
New Remote Patient Monitoring Partnership Aims to Enhance Diabetes Care
A collaboration between UBMD Pediatrics and Cecelia Health aims to improve care for children with type 1 diabetes using remote patient monitoring. Continue Reading
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21 Apr 2022
How Mayo, Geisinger, IU Health Train Their At-Home Care Providers
As home-based healthcare programs grow more popular, providers have fine-tuned their training processes, which often include hands-on simulations, virtual classrooms, and equipment education. Continue Reading
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13 Apr 2022
Pulse Oximeters Offer No Added Benefits for Remote COVID-19 Monitoring
Researchers found that using pulse oximeters to monitor patients with COVID-19 produced the same results as monitoring programs that did not involve the device. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2022
57% of Medical Practices Use Remote Physiologic Monitoring
Remote physiologic monitoring is expected to increase even further, with 76 percent of medical practice leaders saying they will deploy these services in the next year or two, per a new survey. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2022
Illinois Health System to Offer Hospital-at-Home Care
Blessing Health System in Quincy, Illinois, plans on delivering acute-level hospital-at-home care through a partnership with Biofourmis. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2022
How a Not-So-New Concept Buoyed Mayo, Advocate Aurora Amid a Crisis
Electronic ICUs are not a new virtual care delivery model, but health systems with established programs were able to leverage them to support care in and outside their facilities during the pandemic. Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2022
Incorporating a Human Element Into RPM Services
Even as RPM technology evolves, making remote care more efficient and accessible, one New York-based provider is incorporating a human element into its services to boost engagement and support. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2022
Using Hospital-At-Home Services to Lower Readmissions, Increase Capacity
A safety-net health system leveraged its home hospital program, launched a few months before the Omicron surge, to bring acute care to patients and alleviate capacity challenges. Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2022
Tennessee Hospital Launches At-Home Hospital Program
Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s new program allows for 24/7 care at home with the aim of increasing patient comfort and hospital capacity. Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2022
Black Cardiovascular Disease Patients Prefer Text-Based BP Monitoring
Text-based blood pressure monitoring had a 100 percent use rate among Black patients with cardiovascular disease, a new study shows. Continue Reading
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15 Feb 2022
Philadelphia Hospital Deploys Remote Patient Monitoring Senor in ICUs
Temple University Hospital will use sensors to remotely monitor ICU patients in their hospital beds, helping care teams prevent adverse events like pressure injuries and falls. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2022
Keeping Health Equity Top-of-Mind in Remote Patient Monitoring Programs
As providers ramp up RPM programs, they are working to ensure access within underserved communities and overcome hurdles like reimbursement and SDOH challenges. Continue Reading
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07 Feb 2022
NJ Health System Launches Hospital-at-Home Program
Hackensack Meridian Health launched the program, which provides Medicare patients with acute care services at home, at one of its 17 hospitals with plans to expand if it is successful. Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2022
RPM 101: What Is Remote Patient Monitoring, Its Benefits, and Uses?
Remote patient monitoring programs, technologies, and protocols are becoming increasingly popular, backed by growing clinical evidence and a slew of non-clinical benefits. Continue Reading
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31 Jan 2022
Cigna's MDLIVE Deploys Remote Patient Monitoring Program
The new program will enable chronic disease patients to track and report biometrics to their MDLIVE virtual primary care providers. Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2022
How FQHCs Are Standing Up, Sustaining Remote Patient Monitoring Programs
Federally qualified health centers are seeing improvements among chronic care patients enrolled in RPM programs, but hurdles to implementation remain, including adjusting staff workflows. Continue Reading
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14 Jan 2022
Audio-Only Remote Patient Monitoring Boosts Access for Black Patients
When given the option, Black patients with COVID-19 were more likely to choose a telephone-based remote patient monitoring program over an application-based modality, a study found. Continue Reading
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12 Jan 2022
FQHC to Use Remote Patient Monitoring to Improve Hypertension Care
The remote patient monitoring platform will provide Robeson Health Care Corporation with blood pressure cuffs and AI-enabled care coordination to help enhance hypertension care management. Continue Reading
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10 Jan 2022
Mayo, Kaiser Join $110M Funding Round for Hospital-at-Home Company
Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente are once again investing in Medically Home, a company that provides healthcare for acute care patients in their own homes. Continue Reading
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07 Jan 2022
Remote Patient Monitoring Finger Clip Can Help Monitor Blood Pressure
Researchers are working to develop a remote patient monitoring finger clip for at-home use so patients can measure their blood pressures in a noninvasive way. Continue Reading
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22 Dec 2021
Penn Gets $20M to Study Role of Remote Patient Monitoring for Alzheimer's
Through a series of NIH-funded pilot programs, Penn researchers plan to study the impact of using remote patient monitoring and artificial intelligence to help older adults manage Alzheimer’s disease. Continue Reading
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14 Dec 2021
Using Remote Patient Monitoring to Improve Quality Metrics, Experience
Dr. Alan Smith of Delta, Utah, is seeing encouraging results from his recently implemented remote patient monitoring program, including improved quality metrics and enthusiastic patients. Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2021
Renown Health to Deploy BioIntelliSense's RPM Device
The BioSticker wearable device continuously monitors several vital signs, like skin temperature and resting heart rate, and provides symptom alerts, which can help support COVID-19 monitoring. Continue Reading
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30 Nov 2021
Best Buy Doled Out $400M for RPM Provider Current Health
In its latest earnings call, Best Buy leaders not only disclosed the amount the company paid to buy Current Health, but also outlined its three-pronged healthcare strategy, which includes virtual care. Continue Reading
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29 Nov 2021
Using Remote Patient Monitoring to Lower Hypertension Progression
Patients with hypertension are highly likely to benefit from home monitoring and care management using remote patient monitoring. Continue Reading
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22 Nov 2021
UCI Health, DispatchHealth Partner to Launch At-Home Care Program
The program will include treatment for various conditions, including influenza, respiratory infections, and minor fractures, as well as post-discharge care for certain patients at home. Continue Reading
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19 Nov 2021
Remote Monitoring Via Text Linked to Fewer COVID-19 Deaths
Penn Medicine leveraged a text-based remote monitoring program which resulted in three deaths as compared to 12 deaths among patients who received usual outpatient care protocols. Continue Reading
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17 Nov 2021
Jefferson Health, BAYADA to Establish Home Health Joint Venture
The definitive agreement to create the joint venture, which will likely be finalized by next spring, also includes an academic affiliation. Continue Reading
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15 Nov 2021
Creating a Post-COVID Remote Patient Monitoring Strategy
Post-COVID remote patient monitoring can enable providers to deliver longitudinal care to patients managing one or more chronic diseases, improving outcomes. Continue Reading
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12 Nov 2021
Penn State Health, Highmark, Contessa Partner to Launch Home Care Joint Venture
The joint venture will provide both hospital-level inpatient care and skilled nursing care in patients' homes leveraging telehealth and remote patient monitoring. Continue Reading
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25 Oct 2021
Debunking Common Remote Patient Monitoring Myths
Providers interested in adopting remote patient monitoring face many prominent myths about the technology and its benefits. Continue Reading
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14 Oct 2021
Remote Patient Monitoring Improves Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes
Patients living with type 2 diabetes saw improvements in their A1C levels while using remote patient monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2021
Using Remote Patient Monitoring to Improve Diabetes Care Management
The University of Mississippi Medical Center has partnered with a federally qualified health center to increase access to diabetes care management through a remote patient monitoring program. Continue Reading
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07 Sep 2021
Mayo Clinic RPM Model Improves Outcomes For Acute COVID-19 Treatment
The nonprofit medical center expanded its existing multi-state remote patient monitoring program to assist patients with acute COVID-19 treatment. Continue Reading
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30 Jul 2021
Remote Patient Monitoring Program Shines in Treating COVID-19
Using remote patient monitoring to treat COVID-19 can help patients avoid hospitalization and recover quickly, according to Kaiser Permanente Southern California researchers. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2021
Remote Patient Monitoring Promotes Chronic Care Management, Home Health
Remote patient monitoring solutions can play a critical role in chronic care management and home health programs that work to drive down care costs and improve patient outcomes. Continue Reading
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07 Jun 2021
How Medical Practices Can Succeed At Remote Patient Monitoring
Once mastered, the remote patient monitoring platform gives the practice a pathway to establishing meaningful care management. Continue Reading
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24 May 2021
AI Toilet Tool Offers Remote Patient Monitoring for Gastrointestinal Health
Duke University is developing an artificial intelligence software tool for toilets that uses remote patient monitoring to help manage gastrointestinal issues. Continue Reading
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04 May 2021
How COVID-19 Affects the Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring Landscape
With lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic, health systems and telehealth vendors are shaping their connected health strategies - and identifying key trends - for years to come. Continue Reading
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17 Feb 2021
mHealth Wearable Boosts Remote Patient Monitoring, Connected Health
The soft, stretchy skin patch mHealth wearable allows for remote patient monitoring of multiple biomarkers, furthering the capabilities of connected health. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2021
mHealth Wearables, Connected Health Detect COVID-19 Early
Biometric changes tracked by mHealth wearables can be used to detect COVID-19 before traditional diagnosis, highlighting the power of connected health solutions. Continue Reading
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28 Dec 2020
DoD Funds Study For Early COVID-19 Symptom Detection Wearable
The clinical study of 2,500 participants seeks to validate the efficacy of BioIntelliSense’s wearable for the early COVID-19 symptom detection. Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2020
Remote Patient Monitoring Programs Remain in Infancy Stages
Many remote patient monitoring programs are in the early stages of development, research from Insights by Xtelligent Healthcare Media found. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2020
Remote Patient Monitoring May Predict 30-Day Readmission Risk
A new study shows that remote patient monitoring systems can assess patient mobility, giving a 30-day hospital readmission prediction of nearly 80 percent accuracy. Continue Reading
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22 Jun 2018
Remote Patient Monitoring Brings mHealth Care Management Into the Home
With mHealth tools and platforms, remote patient monitoring programs have the potential to extend care management and coordination outside the doctor's office or hospital and into the patient's home. Continue Reading
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07 Jul 2017
Top 10 Remote Patient Monitoring Companies for Hospitals
The top remote patient monitoring platforms by vendors offer hospitals advanced chronic disease management features and capabilities. Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2015
The History of Remote Monitoring, Telemedicine Technology
In recent years, healthcare reforms and federal legislation has pushed forward the spread of telemedicine technology and other technological advancements. Continue Reading