Health IT Analytics February 5, 2024
Remote patient monitoring tools can improve cancer patients’ quality of life and alleviate caregiver burden.
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is changing the chronic disease management landscape by allowing clinicians to track patient outcomes and assess their needs on a continuous or near-continuous basis.
In cancer care, remote monitoring can help clinicians manage symptoms and provide timely treatment for patients, enhancing patient outcomes and experience. This is what Glen Peterson, DNP, ACNP, RN, an associate professor of hematology at the University of Colorado Medicine, and his research team discovered when they set out to assess an RPM-supported in-come care program for bone marrow transplant and CAR T-cell therapy patients. While the benefits are clear, Peterson noted in a Healthcare Strategies podcast...