RPM Technology
Though its scope ultimately goes far beyond technology, tech-based innovations remain at the heart of what makes RPM such an effective healthcare tool.
Though its scope ultimately goes far beyond technology, tech-based innovations remain at the heart of what makes RPM such an effective healthcare tool.
Although it’s true that remote monitoring involves much more than just cutting-edge technology, it’s also true that RPM was originally founded upon tech-based innovations, and this remains at the heart of what makes it such a groundbreaking tool for improving modern healthcare delivery. In this course, our experts explain what this technology comprises, and what healthcare providers and administrators should know about it.
What’s the best way to determine the right technology to use in any given RPM program? Answering this question, explain our experts, first requires asking a number of relevant questions. For instance: What are the specific needs of the people implementing the program, and the patients who will ultimately be using it? Will the technology by customizable enough to meet these needs in the years to come?
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Also known as synchronous telehealth, videoconferencing represents a major component of RPM. The interaction of patients and clinicians via a video interface tool, videoconferencing not only encourages people to better engage with their health, it also provides clinicians with more insight into patients’ daily lives. It’s also an effective way to maintain trust by extending the face-to-face relationship into the home on a regular basis.
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Despite a demonstrated ability to engage patients of virtually any age group, some hesitation persists among care providers to utilize RPM due to a misperception that it requires a high level of technological familiarity. Our experts debunk this myth, explaining how most programs are built upon the easy-to-use consumer tech prevalent throughout the U.S. today, which even the least tech-savvy patients often use with ease.
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A big part of what makes remote patient management so effective is its power to collect many disparate forms of patient data — which, in turn, empowers healthcare providers to make better, more informed decisions by offering more avenues of insight into patient habits. This data includes objective and subjective information, both of which are essential in managing a patient’s care plan, explain our experts in this lesson.
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Most people ultimately embrace the technology underlying remote patient management. All the same, holdouts may still be encountered among any population, from those who resist any application of modern technology, to those who simply live in areas too remote for sufficient connectivity. In this lesson, our experts explain how interactive voice response (IVR) can help bring remote care to those patients.
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To what extent does remote patient management comply with HIPAA regulations concerning patient privacy and data security? Are private health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) fully protected? Our experts explain why leading RPM programs are designed with security firmly in mind — involving the use of multiple encryption methodologies, comprehensive system testing, and other considerations.
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A major benefit of RPM is its power to drive and track medication adherence — a critical part of any healthcare regimen, the lack of which can be a major driver of costly re-hospitalizations and emergency room visits. Our experts explain how RPM enables clinicians to monitor patients’ medication usage on a daily basis, while helping informal caregivers take a greater role in daily care, further ensuring effective medication management.
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The use of FDA-regulated equipment in remote patient management is a must, explain our experts. Since the data gathered by any RPM program is ultimately used for clinical intervention, its accuracy, security and privacy are all paramount — and utilizing FDA-cleared technology and devices helps ensure just that, providing the assurance that universal standards of quality are being met, and regular auditing is being performed.
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