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Remote patient monitoring (RPM) software solutions can empower patients to take a more active role in their health by leveraging advanced technology to track vital signs and chronic condition symptoms from the comfort of their homes, allowing them the opportunity to engage more directly in their healthcare journey.
Following are some ways that RPM can enhance patient engagement1 and the benefits it brings to both them and healthcare providers.
Increased awareness and education
- Access to health data: Remote patient monitoring devices can provide patients with access to their health data, such as blood pressure readings and oxygen saturation, which can help them to become more educated on their disease2 and better understand the impact of lifestyle choices on their wellbeing.
- Health literacy: Access to personal health data can encourage patients to learn more about their specific conditions and engage better in their health management3, such as via educational content like watching instructional videos or following health tips provided by their care teams.
Enhanced communication with healthcare providers
- Regular monitoring: RPM facilitates regular health monitoring for patients, allowing care teams to observe progress, identify potential issues early, and support healthcare providers in making timely and accurate medical decisions4.
- Improved patient-provider relationships: With RPM, communication between patients and providers may be more frequent and meaningful. Patients can share their data remotely, and providers can offer feedback and adjustments to treatment plans without the need for frequent in-person visits5.
Encouraging self-management
- Proactive health management: Remote patient monitoring devices can help encourage patients to take a more proactive approach to their health through regularly monitoring their vital signs and symptoms, enabling them to better understand and detect patterns and triggers that affect their conditions. In fact, RPM interventions have shown an “upward trend in patient adherence to medication and lifestyle prescription as well as the odds of self-monitoring6.”
- Goal setting and tracking: Many RPM systems include features that allow patients to set health goals and track their progress. Whether it’s maintaining a certain blood pressure range, achieving daily step counts, or managing blood glucose levels, having goals can provide motivation and a sense of accomplishment when achieved.
Convenience and accessibility
- Reduced hospital visits: Some of the more significant benefits of RPM include fewer emergency department visits, hospital readmission avoidance, and even reduced hospital length of stay7. Since patients can manage their conditions from home, it also could reduce the burden of travel and wait times in addition to added convenience for those with mobility issues or who live in remote areas.
- Accessibility to care: RPM can help bridge the gap between patients and healthcare providers to help ensure that even those in underserved areas have access to care teams, as RPM can help overcome geographical barriers to care8. By removing these obstacles, RPM is helping make healthcare more inclusive and accessible to a broader population.
Remote patient monitoring services continue to transform healthcare by enabling patients to take a more active role in their health. Through increased awareness, additional modes of communication, proactive self-management, and greater convenience and accessibility, patients are empowered to achieve better outcomes as they work with care teams toward a healthier future.
Vivify Health is a remote patient monitoring company that offers a powerful RPM software solution with integrated third-party biometric devices designed to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your disease management and post-acute care programs.
References
- Tan, S. Y., Sumner, J., Wang, Y. et al. A systematic review of the impacts of remote patient monitoring (RPM) interventions on safety, adherence, quality-of-life and cost-related outcomes. npj Digit. Med. 7, 192 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01182-w
- Serrano, L., Maita, K., Avila, F., Torres-Guzman, R., Garcia, J., Eldaly, A., Haider, C., Felton, C., Paulson, M., Maniaci, M., and Forte, A. (2023, September 22). Benefits and Challenges of Remote Patient Monitoring as Perceived by Health Care Practitioners: A Systematic Review. National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10730976/
- Serrano, L., Maita, K., Avila, F., Torres-Guzman, R., Garcia, J., Eldaly, A., Haider, C., Felton, C., Paulson, M., Maniaci, M., and Forte, A. (2023, September 22). Benefits and Challenges of Remote Patient Monitoring as Perceived by Health Care Practitioners: A Systematic Review. National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10730976/
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. (2024, March 5). Remote Patient Monitoring Systems Are a Possible Attack Vector. https://www.himss.org/node/293238
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. (2024, March 5). Remote Patient Monitoring Systems Are a Possible Attack Vector. https://www.himss.org/node/293238
- Tan, S. Y., Sumner, J., Wang, Y. et al. A systematic review of the impacts of remote patient monitoring (RPM) interventions on safety, adherence, quality-of-life and cost-related outcomes. npj Digit. Med.7, 192 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-024-01182-w
- Hood, C., Sikka, N., Manaoat Van, C., Mossburg, S. (2023). Remote Patient Monitoring. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
- Claggett, J., Petter, S., Joshi, A., Ponzio, T., Kirkendall, E. An Infrastructure Framework for Remote Patient Monitoring Interventions and Research. J Med Internet Res. 2024 May 30;26:e51234. doi: 10.2196/51234. PMID: 38815263; PMCID: PMC11176884.
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