Healthcare IT Today June 9, 2021
The combination of simple technology and good service is helping to make remote patient monitoring (RPM) a key part of keeping patients healthy for primary care physicians. The team at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University rolled out RPM and has seen a drop in avoidable ED visits and improved patient experience.
Healthcare IT Today sat down with Dr. Janis Coffin, Chief Transformation Officer and professor at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Department of Family Medicine to learn more about their successful implementation and how RPM fits into their patient workflow.
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