RPM in 2026: RPM and rural health care

Health care experts are awaiting an announcement about how CMS will distribute funding for the new federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. Will any of that money help remote patient monitoring in rural areas that already are underserved for health care? Lucienne Marie Ide, MD, PhD, founder and CEO of Rimidi, a company that operates remote patient monitoring and chronic care management systems, shares here thoughts on the place of RPM in rural health care.

Medical Economics: Can remote patient monitoring enhance health care in underserved rural areas of the nation?
Lucienne Marie Ide, MD, PhD: Absolutely. And we’re hearing this from, you know, rural health clinics, from...