“The Home is the Future of Healthcare” – decentralization is inevitable and the transition is already happening

Patient care is moving closer to primarily being administered in the home. Kaiser Permanente’s CEO, in fact, recently said that the home is the future of healthcare. Along with this trend comes an increasing number of transactions being conducted online, enabled by remote patient monitoring (RPM). In fact, 52% of last year’s patient transactions at Kaiser Permanente were conducted online.

Decentralization is inevitable, and the transition is already happening. As a result, the growth rate of hospital devices and equipment will likely pale in comparison to the investment and innovation in RPM and devices that can be used in the home for health monitoring. It’s a market opportunity that device manufacturers, particularly those focused on non-invasive vital...