As remote patient monitoring continues to gain acceptance as a modality of care, we wanted to share some of the lessons we have learned over the years when helping healthcare organizations evaluate and implement digital health solutions.  

Today’s blog shares the six most impactful lessons that will best set up your RPM program for success.

As your organization considers how to improve outcomes and create a healthier patient population for 2023 you should consider the role that digital health solutions play in supporting your initiatives.

Health systems are beginning to focus towards a whole person care approach, a paradigm shift that embodies not only one’s physical health but also those non-medical factors known as the social determinants of health that have a great impact on care delivery and health outcomes.

Digital health tools can encompass hardware such as wearables, monitoring devices or sensors; other digital tools are software technologies such as email, phone apps, websites, and electronic systems. A digital technology that has been quickly adopted during this pandemic is telemedicine. Telemedicine enables patient to access care remotely through online consults and education. It allows healthcare providers to assess, monitor, and deliver care through digital interventions such as medicine reminders.

We thought it fitting to discuss the future of mental health care given this is the last week of Mental Health Awareness Month. Advances in Digital Health solutions, with the use of AI and IoT, are not only limited to physical conditions but are very effective in supporting Digital Mental and Behavioral Health solutions as well.

Hospital Systems have been on the front-line adapting to the COVID-19 (COVID) pandemic and as a result have made quick and important short-term decisions. As providers emerge from this pandemic crisis, and re-open for elective surgeries and other services, the opportunity to implement new virtual models of care supported by newly introduced funding models becomes a strategic priority.

With “social distancing” and “stay-at-home” rules in full-effect, we are all realizing the importance of sharing information and staying connected as part of our “new-normal”. As innovators in digital health and virtual care, it’s an honor to be working with some amazing healthcare teams and professionals creatively taking care of their patients through technology – and we thank you for everything you’re doing!

Roughly 18 percent or 43.4 million adults in the United States suffer from some form of mental illness, including mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders, but excluding developmental and substance use disorders. They occur in over a fifth of adults aged 18 to 49 and were found to be more prevalent among women than men. Phobias and major depression are the most commonly occurring mental illnesses among adults, while ADHD is the most common among children.