Category Archives: remote patient monitoring

How Government Mandates Spur Development of Digital Health Technologies

Posted on June 19, 2024 by

Both WWII and the race to the moon were events which pushed commercial development of technologies. I would submit that the ACA and HITECH have had the same effect on the development of many sectors of the digital health technology … Continue reading →

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Five Things Healthcare Can Learn from Project Management

Posted on May 20, 2024 by

Physicians have traditionally been individual thinkers and doers. Healthcare in general has been generally slow to adopt proven successful methods of processes and technologies employed with success in other sectors of society. Medical training from medical school through post-graduate education … Continue reading →

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Remote Patient Monitoring will Lead Value-Based Healthcare

Posted on April 24, 2024 by

Traditional health insurance reimbursement to providers (though payment is a more appropriate word) for healthcare services and products is at the root of our healthcare crisis. Our traditional fee for service system in the USA rewards hospitals and providers for … Continue reading →

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Five Imperatives of Patient-Centric Healthcare

Posted on April 3, 2024 by

In previous posts I discuss how patient-centric care differs from patent-centered care and how patient empowerment must precede patient engagement. I would like now to delve into what I consider critical elements of patient-centric care. They all involve technology to … Continue reading →

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#DigitalHealth: Remote Patient Monitoring Part 3: The Ideal RPM System

Posted on March 29, 2024 by

Remote patient monitoring may serve patients who are in the post-acute care phase of recovery from a hospitalization as well as those with chronic diseases. Monitoring may consist of communication tools or measurements of medication adherence, glucose measurements for diabetics, … Continue reading →

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#DigitalHealth: Remote Patient Monitoring, Part 2- Operational Models

Posted on March 25, 2024 by

In my previous post, I discussed some generalities of remote patient monitoring (RPM). The current value of the RPM market is estimated at $10.6B. There are diverse clinical and non-clinical environments in which RPM might be utilized. The healthcare ecosystem is … Continue reading →

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