How Remote Patient Monitoring Enhances Nurse Workflows

As more health systems are adopting remote patient monitoring, experts say nurses need to be a part of considering new technologies. Health systems and hospitals across the country are using remote patient monitoring (RPM) to expand resources from the care center to patients’ homes. With the COVID-19 pandemic came an onslaught of adoption of patient-care technologies in 2020, including a ramping up of RPM for both chronic and acute conditions. Between 2019 and 2022, RPM procedure claims rose 1,300 percent, according to a March 2023 report by Definitive Healthcare. Nurses rank fourth in specialties with the highest share of RPM procedure claims (7.4 percent share of patients, 5 percent share of procedures), according to the report. For nurses, who are often on the front-line connecting patients to healthcare systems, the adoption of RPM and other technologies can be helpful but also overwhelming.

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The adoption of remote patient monitoring (RPM) has surged in recent years, with a 1,300 percent increase in procedure claims between 2019 and 2022. Nurses, who are critical in connecting patients to healthcare systems, account for a significant percentage of RPM procedure claims. While RPM adoption presents opportunities to enhance clinical practice and improve patient outcomes, its integration can also be challenging for nurses. Successful implementation requires ongoing education, training, and support to address data management, privacy and security concerns, and technical issues.

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