Healthcare IT News January 21, 2020
Nathan Eddy

“2019 was kind of the trial run or dress rehearsal for RPM reimbursement,” says one expert. “2020 will be the culmination of all those efforts.”

While there is a large and growing market for remote patient monitoring technologies, with particular benefits for the older population, simplification of connection technologies – Bluetooth for one – will be key to the broader adoption of RPM in 2020.

The vast majority of hospitals and health systems – 88 percent – have invested in or plan to invest in remote patient monitoring technologies as part of their transition to a value-based care model, according to a 2019 Spyglass Consulting report.

Smartphones and tablets are among the mobile technologies in focus, which can be combined...

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