Remote Patient Monitoring

How Best Buy Plans to Facilitate Provider-Patient Connections to Further RPM

by Anuja Vaidya

Over the past decade, several high-profile technology and retail companies have made inroads into the healthcare industry. Among these new entrants is a nearly 60-year-old retailer: Best Buy. Though Best Buy remains a prominent consumer...

Hybrid Care Provider, Payer Team Up to Expand Care Access in Rural Michigan

by Anuja Vaidya

Homeward, a hybrid care provider focusing on rural healthcare, has partnered with Priority Health, a nonprofit health insurer, to expand access to its services in Michigan. Through the partnership,...

Medicare Remote Patient Monitoring Use Shot Up During Pandemic

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found a substantial increase in the use of remote patient monitoring (RPM) services within the Medicare population amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which could...

FL Healthcare Org Aims to Enhance At-Home Care Through Virtual Services

by Mark Melchionna

To create a successful at-home care system, Lee Health partnered withHealth Recovery Solutions (HRS) to implement virtual resources, aiming for lower levels of hospital readmissions and emergency room...

KLAS: Broad Remote Patient Monitoring Vendors Most Used, Considered

by Mark Melchionna

Broad remote patient monitoring (RPM) vendors, that is, companies that monitor a wide array of clinical conditions, were most commonly used or considered by healthcare organizations, with Health...

Remote Patient Monitoring Linked to Lower COVID-19 Hospitalizations

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in JAMA Network Open found that implementing a remote patient monitoring (RPM) program led to positive outcomes for COVID-19 patients, including lower hospitalizations, intensive care...

Florida Hospital to Provide New Option for Acute Care at Home

by Mark Melchionna

Tampa General Hospital (TGH) has created the TGH Hospital at Home program to allow patients to receive hospital-level treatment while remaining in their homes. Tampa General Hospital is a 1,041-bed...

Remote Patient Monitoring Can Detect In-Hospital Patient Deterioration

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in JMIR Formative Research showed that regular use of remote patient monitoring (RPM) at a hospital could assist in identifying patients that are at risk of deterioration,...

Continuous Glucose Monitors Effective RPM for ESRD Patients

by Mark Melchionna

Researchers from the University of Virginia Health System have found that using a factory-calibrated continuous glucose monitor (CGM) effectively measured changes in blood sugar levels even when...

KY Health System to Implement Hospital-at-Home Program

by Mark Melchionna

To expand access to hospital services, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) plans to implement a home hospital program that uses Biofourmis' technology to deliver quality acute hospital-level care...

Interest in RPM, Personal Health Tech Adoption Lagging Among Clinicians

by Anuja Vaidya

Though most rural and non-rural healthcare professionals believe remote patient monitoring (RPM) might benefit patients, only about half are interested in using it, according to a new report released...

Remote Patient Monitoring Solution Provider Joins athenahealth Marketplace

by Mark Melchionna

Withings Health Solutions, a provider of remote patient monitoring (RPM) services and devices, is collaborating with athenahealth to join its marketplace program. athenahealth is a software and...

How FQHCs Are Combating the Digital Divide in Telehealth, Remote Monitoring

by Anuja Vaidya

Though telehealth remains popular among providers and patients alike, not all populations benefit from the care modality equally. Organizations that provide care to these underserved communities are focusing on mitigating telehealth access...

Telehealth Services Partnership Enables Remote Physical Examinations

by Mark Melchionna

To expand its scope of telehealth services, Carilion Clinic worked with TytoCare to offer remote physical examinations to detect and treat various chronic conditions for patients living primarily in...

Connecticut Health System Establishes At-Home Hospital Service

by Mark Melchionna

Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) created an at-home hospital program that aims to provide high-acuity care at home to Medicare patients meeting specific clinical criteria. YNHHS is a five-hospital system...

Remote Monitoring Using Wearable Effective in Tracking Parkinson’s Disease

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in npj Digital Medicine found that a remote patient monitoring (RPM) method, called the Parkinson’s Disease Virtual Motor Exam (PD-VME), that involves the use of a wearable...

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...

Wise Health System Launches At-Home Care Program With RPM

by Mark Melchionna

To expand care for patients with post-acute and chronic conditions, Wise Health System has partnered with Biofourmis to create an at-home hospital program that will leverage artificial intelligence...

Remote Patient Monitoring Did Not Reduce Heart Failure Readmissions

by Mark Melchionna

While exploring ways to improve care for heart failure (HF) patients discharged from the hospital, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that remote patient monitoring (RPM) had no...

NC Health System to Expand Remote Patient Monitoring Services

by Mark Melchionna

Non-profit integrated healthcare system Novant Health is partnering with Health Recovery Solutions to expand access to remote patient monitoring services. Through the partnership, the organizations...

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