Remote Patient Monitoring May Be The Next Big Thing In Healthcare Technology

With advancements in technology happening faster and faster, there may well be an adoption of more remote patient monitoring on the horizon this year. A large amount of hospitals and care systems are interested in expanding remote monitoring in the upcoming year, up to 88% of them. Among the focus is smartphones and tablets and the use of apps based reporting systems, along with the long-used teleconference systems. Also, use of electronic health records is increasing in the upcoming years. Eric Rock, CEO of Vivify Health states that a select few systems “have had positive outcomes toward meeting the quadruple aim – improved patient experience, improved clinical experience, better outcomes, and lower costs”. He also goes on to say that we need “Apps that can handle multi-condition across a wide range of devices to fulfill the true potential of RPM while remaining affordable”.We need intelligence built into the apps to filter the noise so it does not get ignored and create information fatigue. We also need to be connected to existing healthcare infrastructure, including standards such as HIPAA and others. Non-face-to-face relationships with patients also require patients to become involved in their own care and pay attention to the requirements of the doctors, which presents it’s own challenges. The chance for these new technologies to grow can only happen if the systems are easy to use and patients can understand what they are using. https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/remote-patient-monitoring-gain-big-momentum-2020