Chronic Disease Management

Scaling an RPM Program to Enhance Chronic Disease Management

by Anuja Vaidya

As healthcare provider organizations see the positive clinical results associated with remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs, many are working to scale the services to reach a wider swath of their patient population. There is mounting...

Understanding the RPM Market: Where It’s At & Where It’s Going

by Anuja Vaidya

The remote patient monitoring (RPM) market has evolved rapidly since 2020, spurred by in-person restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last few years, many companies have attempted to stake their claim in the RPM...

Exploring RPM Benefits & Barriers, From Population Health to Payment

by Anuja Vaidya

With healthcare moving increasingly outside the four walls of the hospital, remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools are becoming indispensable. How hospitals employ these tools are diverse, from chronic disease management to providing...

How Providence is Leveraging RPM to Alleviate Clinician Burnout

by Anuja Vaidya

Evidence that remote patient monitoring (RPM) can enhance healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes is growing. But, if these services are not implemented effectively, they can exacerbate an ongoing and pervasive problem in...

Symptom Tracking a Top Benefit of RPM Use in Cancer Care

by Anuja Vaidya

Most cancer physicians, patients, and caregivers view symptom-tracking capabilities as a top benefit of using remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies in oncology, according to a recent...

Partnership to Expand Remote Patient Monitoring Services to MS Patients

by Mark Melchionna

In collaboration with AMC Health, the University Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is adding remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies to care for chronic conditions with the goal of lowering costs,...

MO Health System Expands At-Home Hospital to Treat More Patients

by Mark Melchionna

Saint Luke’s Health System aims to increase the number of patients treated through its at-home hospital program by expanding it to include patients seeking care at Saint Luke’s Hospital of...

How Enabled Health Plans to Use Virtual Care to Help Seniors Age in Place

by Anuja Vaidya

In her two-plus decades in healthcare, Bethany Doran, MD, has observed how the traditional model for chronic disease management is falling short, especially for seniors. As a medical student in New York City and later as a cardiology...

How One FQHC is Using Telehealth, RPM to Alleviate Staffing Challenges

by Anuja Vaidya

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred numerous crises within the healthcare industry, including severe staffing shortages. Some organizations with limited resources, like federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), turned to telehealth and other...

Researchers Design Material for Wearable Monitor to Track Heart Health

by Mark Melchionna

After receiving a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a team of researchers from the University of Missouri created a breathable material for a wearable heart monitor...

Florida Health System to Launch RPM Platform for Heart Failure, Hypertension

by Anuja Vaidya

Baptist Health South Florida is partnering with Raziel Health to implement its remote patient monitoring (RPM) services and continuous care platform for cardiac care. The 12-hospital system includes...

How a New Clinical Innovation Fellowship Will Support RPM, Referrals Management

by Anuja Vaidya

The digital transformation of healthcare is underway, with the COVID-19 pandemic driving the use of health IT to new heights. But, as healthcare organizations determine how best to incorporate digitally enabled care into their standard...

mHealth App Utilization Did Not Improve Self-Measured Blood Pressure

by Mark Melchionna

While researching the effectiveness of various methods for reducing systolic blood pressure, a recent JAMA Network study found that an enhanced smartphone app method was not more efficient than...

Remote Patient Monitoring, Health Coaching Assists Patients With COPD

by Mark Melchionna

While exploring methods for improving the quality of life (QoL) among patients with COPD, a study from the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found that remote patient monitoring (RPM) and health...

Exploring Clinical Care Use Cases, Digital Health Literacy Gaps in RPM

by Anuja Vaidya

The virtual care revolution has brought exciting new prospects for remote patient monitoring (RPM). With rapid advancements in technology and growth in patient demand, healthcare providers are exploring new and improved ways to implement...

Smartphone-Based Tympanometry System Can Test Ear Function

by Mark Melchionna

Pocket-sized health solutions are becoming increasingly innovative, with researchers from the University of Washington (UW) and Seattle Children's announcing their newly developed smartphone-based...

Telehealth Supports Type 1 Diabetes Management Among Pediatric Patients

by Mark Melchionna

Researchers found that increases in the use of telehealth and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) likely helped mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalization frequency, glycemic...

4 Chronic Care Use Cases for Remote Patient Monitoring

by Anuja Vaidya

Amid the rapid expansion of virtual care, remote patient monitoring (RPM) has emerged as a reliable tool for treating both acute and chronic conditions. RPM involves leveraging connected digital tools to record personal health data in one...

New Remote Patient Monitoring Partnership Aims to Enhance Diabetes Care

by Mark Melchionna

UBMD Pediatrics has entered into a collaboration with Cecelia Health to enhance care for children with type 1 diabetes by providing remote patient monitoring. UBMD Pediatrics is a medical group that...

Telehealth Snapshot: Use Cases, Policies & Hybrid Care

by Anuja Vaidya

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, telehealth use skyrocketed, helping providers deliver quality healthcare when in-person services stalled. Though telehealth use has leveled off over the past year, providers and payers see the modality as a...

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