PROJECT PROPOSAL ON REMOTE

PATIENT MONITORING

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

RPM or Remote Patient Monitoring is the use of technology that

allows for healthy care to be provided to patients at a distance. In
addition, RPM improves accessibility to healthcare, and has been
shown to increase care quality, lower health risk, and reduce financial
burdens on both patients and healthcare systems.
How it works
Devices that are used in RPM include heart rate and blood pressure
monitors, weight scales, spirometers, oximeters, and glucose meters.
RPM services only require mobile medical devices and technology
that collects health-related information and transmits it to the
healthcare provider, so no interactive audio-visual or virtual visits are
necessary.

Remote patient monitoring also enables medics to keep track of

patients who are prone to losing balance by getting alerts in the
event of falling down. It facilitates monitoring individuals with
addictions and substance abuse tendencies and keeping track of
caloric intake and diet programs.
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) can be used by clinicians to
improve adherence rates.
Purpose of RPM

The ability to monitor certain aspects of a patient's health from their

own home has become an increasingly popular telehealth option.
Remote patient monitoring lets providers manage acute and chronic
conditions. And it cuts down on patients' travel costs and infection
risk.

Benefits of RPM
 Reduce costs.
 No risk of disease transmission.
 Optimized medical resources.
 Easy access to patient data.

PROJECT BACKGROUND
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is a technology to enable monitoring of
patients outside of conventional clinical settings, such as in the home or in a
remote area, which may increase access to care and decrease healthcare
delivery costs. RPM involves the constant remote care of patients by their
physicians, often to track physical symptoms, chronic conditions, or post-
hospitalization rehab.
Programs for Remote Patient Monitoring began in the 1970's when Kaiser
Permanente created monitoring systems for rural communities in order to
provide better healthcare to isolated regions. Literature related to Remote
Patient Monitoring suggests that interventions based on health behavior
models, care pathways, and personalized coaching lead to the best outcomes.
Research on the use of Remote Patient Monitoring technologies has helped
determine that further development of telehealth ecosystems, in which
physicians can give recommendations and means of care while also receiving
transmitted health information, can lead to better patient outcomes and higher
patient satisfaction. Researchers also note that Remote Patient Monitoring will
become more important as healthcare changes from a volume focus to a value
focus.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Remote Patient Monitoring has been used
extensively and allowed for more fields such as psychology or cardiology to use
virtual care. By 2025, the Remote Patient Monitoring industry is expected to
double, due to factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and increased at-home
care. Use of Remote Patient Monitoring has been proven to ultimately provide
better patient compliance and improved physician management, while
decreasing costs of care.