How various patient populations can benefit from Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
December 17, 2024
New year, new you: Reassessing your health goals with remote patient monitoring solutions
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As the calendar flips to January, many of us find ourselves in the familiar routine of setting New Year’s resolutions. This time of year symbolizes a fresh start, an opportunity to reflect on our health and well-being. Whether your goals include managing a chronic condition, improving your mental health, or losing some excess weight, it’s important to approach these resolutions with a strategic mindset.
Enter remote patient monitoring (RPM)—an innovative tool that can help you stay accountable and motivated as you work toward your health goals. Following are some ways that RPM can play a helpful role.
Managing chronic conditions
RPM can be used to measure symptoms of chronic conditions, such as cardiac disease, diabetes, and asthma1, by monitoring biometrics from blood pressure and pulse to weight and glucose levels. Individual data is accessible to healthcare providers, who are better empowered to detect changes promptly and intervene early.
With the start of a new year, it’s a great time to commit to healthier lifestyle choices, which can include prioritizing regular check-ins with your healthcare provider for better disease management. Further, RPM used to manage chronic diseases can significantly impact patient quality of life2.
Improving mental health
Whether your goal is to better monitor behavioral metrics or gain easier access to telehealth therapy sessions, RPM can help provide better mental health support and benefits.
For example, RPM tools can help track mood changes, sleep patterns, and the progression of depression and anxiety disorders3. Further, telehealth platforms integrated with RPM enable remote counseling sessions, thereby improving accessibility to mental health services4.
Losing excess weight
Perhaps one of your health-related goals is to shed a few surplus pounds in the new year. RPM can provide tools, such as smart scales and fitness tracking, designed to monitor diet and exercise changes.
So, if you’re looking to achieve a healthier weight, RPM can be instrumental in tracking dietary habits and intake, providing insights to you (and your healthcare provider) into areas that may need adjustment, like eating habits or physical activity.
Tobacco cessation
Is this your year to quit? You’re not alone—the new year can bring a renewed commitment to this challenging but worthwhile goal. RPM can facilitate this process by allowing for regular check-ins with healthcare professionals who can provide guidance and support through various cessation strategies.
Additionally, tracking your progress can offer motivation and help keep you accountable, making the journey to a smoke-free life more manageable.
Your health should be a cornerstone of your New Year’s resolutions, and RPM can assist in this area by offering insights into your wellbeing. It’s not just about tracking numbers; it’s about empowering you to take control of your health. With access to your health data, you and your healthcare team can collaborate and make informed decisions more effectively.
As we step into a new year, let this be the moment you commit to reassessing your health goals. Whether it’s lowering your cholesterol, quitting tobacco, or simply enhancing your overall wellness, RPM can offer the tools to support your journey as you embrace the new year with a renewed sense of purpose.
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.
- Hood, C., Sikka, N., Manaoat Van, C., Mossburg, S. (2023). Remote Patient Monitoring. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
- Flarey, D. (2024). Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring: A New Era in Case Management. American Institute of Health Care Professionals.
- World Industry News. (2024, June 13). Remote Patient Monitoring Market. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/remote-patient-monitoring-market-world-of-report-zq9hf
- World Industry News. (2024, June 13). Remote Patient Monitoring Market. LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/remote-patient-monitoring-market-world-of-report-zq9hf
