A New Chapter in Remote Care

There is no doubt that there are many advantages of patient monitoring systems. Many of these advantages apply specifically to physicians and other medical staff.

Examples include:

• First and foremost, remote patient monitoring allows doctors and medical offices to provide better care and improve outcomes. By checking in with patients before they need help, doctors—aided by appropriate technology and medical dashboards—can ensure that their patients are doing well, adhering to treatment plans, and not needing immediate services.
• Remote patient monitoring challenges can usually be overcome by providing patience with access to world-class experts who understand technological difficulties. These experts should be able to walk patients through any technical problems they may experience.
• Physicians can see an entirely new line of revenue open up as a direct result of remote patient monitoring, which may allow them to provide more and better care with only marginal increases in costs. Some statistics have found that physicians have increased their revenue by as much as 40%.
• Chronic conditions — many of which often interact with each other — are notoriously hard to manage. Remote patient monitoring can allow doctors to better manage concerns surrounding these conditions and provide improved care.
• Remote patient monitoring can dramatically increase productivity. Doctors need to only sit at their computer and examine data, then communicate with a patient efficiently and effectively. This increase in efficiency can ensure that doctors use their limited and valuable time in the most productive and useful methods possible.

As you can see, the benefits of remote patient monitoring are extensive. Doctors, nurses, and other critical medical staff can see major improvements directly from remote patient monitoring.

Initiating a program has benefits for both patients and your practice. Expanding care and collecting real-time data can trigger critical life-saving interventions. It can also help with patient engagement, adherence to treatment regimens, and fewer emergency care incidents. All of these things can improve their quality of life. The benefits for you and your staff include improving patient relationships, reducing burnout, boosting productivity, and delivering a new revenue stream.

Remote care aids several chronic diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, weight control, COPD, CKD, and more.

Treating patients with chronic diseases is continuous, and management is the objective through treatments, medications, and lifestyle changes. By using connected devices that integrate with remote patient monitoring, you have real-time data on patient vitals and responses to treatment. This monitoring provides alerts and information to take immediate intervention action outside. CCM adds to this remote care ecosystem with tracking of care plan goals and clinical encounters to review progress and educate patients.

All devices we provide are FDA-approved. The agency has many protocols to ensure they are safe to use. Additionally, manufacturers must have provisions in place for data security to mitigate the risk that’s inherent with internet-connected devices. The security guidelines also adhere to HIPAA compliance mandates.

Once devices are on your network, data encryption, cybersecurity best practices, compliance, and privacy regulations remain a priority.