Medical professionals are continuously looking for ways to improve the quality of care that their patients are able to receive. Most of the time, this is accomplished through various technological advancements and their integration. For example, Telemedicine has brought about a unique level of care that patients would otherwise never have experienced without these advancements. Under the telemedicine umbrella, one form of care has become increasingly popular for patients; remote patient monitoring.
While patients were able to request this level of care for many years, only now has the level of care been up to par. With the technology that’s been able to integrate into the lives and homes of patients improving, the quality of care that remote patient monitoring can offer has increased. This technology allows health care professionals to not only remotely care for their patients, but also allows for the safest transmission of the information tracked back to health care facilities. This data is then stored and referenced from the electronic health records of any patient’s health care facility.
In terms of quantifying this method’s success, it’s important to look at the number of devices that are supported for patients. For example, blood pressure cuffs, blood glucose monitors, spirometers, scales and many more devices are now supported from the home. As patients become more comfortable with these devices and the applications they have to use to transmit the data the devices collect, they’re better able to understand their conditions and the precursors for indicating they’re not in good health.
As COVID-19 and its variants continue to limit individuals around the world, the amount of remote patient monitoring that health care professionals have had to provide has increased. Remote care has become as important as it’s ever been and with more and more people continuing to be diagnosed with different chronic conditions, even more care is being required. It’s worth mentioning as well that most peoples’ willingness to visit their doctor or health care providers’ facilities are very low, which lays credence to the number of patients deferring to remote patient monitoring.
Remote patient monitoring wouldn’t be a mainstay within the healthcare industry if it weren’t as effective as it were. Recent research has indicated that patients with conditions such as high blood pressure and asthma saw greater improvements in their conditions through remote patient monitoring than through self-monitoring.
Ultimately, for patients, one of the most important aspects of remote patient monitoring has become the support they’re offered from their insurance providers. With the right coverage, patients are able to seek the relief they deserve from the comfort of their homes. As the United States continues to battle COVID-19, this has become an invaluable practice. Curious about how this practice has evolved? Be sure to review the information shared within the infographic featured alongside this post. Courtesy of Pivot Point Consulting.