Becker's Healthcare September 4, 2020
At the start of 2020, widespread use and adoption of remote patient monitoring (RPM) was still struggling to get off the ground, despite the technology being available for years.
A majority of the hesitancy on RPM implementation was due to limited reimbursement opportunities as well as lack of incentives for providers offering such services.
Then COVID-19 hit. This pandemic has exposed the need for the rapid adoption of increasingly innovative digital health technologies. And while telehealth, a key component of this, has received much of the focus and spend over the last few years, it’s time for a more comprehensive approach to remote patient care to gain consideration. This view seems to be rapidly gaining traction, as the RPM market...