Remote Patient Monitoring

The proposed rule, issued July 13, greatly expanded what was known and understood about RTM but still left many questions unanswered.

Advances in remote monitoring are allowing for physician practices to further monitor heart failure patients on a regular basis, without the patients needing to leave their home. This real-time data provides seamless connectivity, improved clinical outcomes and reductions of adverse events.

Why the conflation of “telehealth” and “virtual care” is misguided.

It is essential to maintain a level of regular communication and engagement with patients.

Compliance must be an integral component of a practice's RPM program.

Providers will benefit most from well-tailored RPM programs designed within the current requirements that also have the means to be flexible as requirements inevitably shift.

CCM and RPM can improve outcomes, the patient experience, and your bottom line.

Teleworking and telehealth have opened more doors for cybercriminals due to a lack of technical, administrative, and physical safeguards.

How cellular technologies and remote patient monitoring are improving patient care.

Remote monitoring starts around $1,500 per patient, whereas hospital admissions cost thousands more.

Follow-up survey shows virtual visits and remote care monitoring gained the most popularity and implementation.

Digital health technologies offer the potential for close and cost-effective, long-term remote monitoring of patients with mental health disorders.

Monitoring patients remotely is one way to reduce healthcare costs, but it may also facilitate outcome-based reimbursement programs.