HIT Consultant November 15, 2023
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has become an integral part of modern healthcare, utilizing wearable devices to track patients’ conditions outside the clinic or hospital setting. Devices like these collect critical information from patients, such as their heart rate, activity levels, and temperature, which providers can use for real-time insights to guide treatment and identify conditions proactively.
Due to the technology’s inherent advantages, providers and researchers have increasingly embraced wearables, generating an influx of health-related data. However, traditional cloud computing struggles to handle increased data volumes, resulting in slower processing speeds and potential data loss.
Edge computing is the key to managing these large quantities of data. It processes data at the source rather than sending it to distant locations, ensuring...