Remote Patient Monitoring
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) refers to a wide variety of technologies designed to manage and monitor a range of health conditions. Point-of-care (e.g., home) monitoring devices, such as weight scales, glucometers, and blood pressure monitors, may standalone to collect and report health data, or they may become part of a fully integrated health data collection, analysis, and reporting system that communicates to multiple nodes of the health system, and provides alerts when health conditions decline. These technologies are particularly useful for the elderly, chronically ill, and people who have trouble accessing traditional sites of care. RPM technologies provide essential support for the coordination of care, behavior change (of providers as well as patients), and evidence-based decision support for patients. There are features of remote patient monitoring that can be used by patients, providers, and caregivers. An ideal remote patient monitoring solution takes into account the needs of all three.
$500,000 Remote Patient Monitoring Diffusion Grants Program Released
1/11/10
The Center has released grant application guidelines for a $500,000 Remote Patient Monitoring Diffusion Grants Program. Up to six one-year grants will be made to organizations successfully proposing programs that directly benefit older adults. Four or five grants will focus on Californians, while one or two may benefit older adults in other regions of the US.
Position Paper: Technologies for Remote Patient Monitoring in Older Adults (Discussion Draft)
01/11/10
This paper identifies and describes issues and opportunities for the Remote Patient Monitoring Diffusion Grants Program and related initiatives. It provides an overview of the remote patient monitoring process, and discusses two areas of opportunity for remote patient monitoring in older adults: 1) Chronic Disease Management and Post-Acute Care Management and 2) Patient Safety. The Discussion Draft of the paper is being circulated for comments. A final version will be issued in March 2010. Comments on the Discussion Draft should be emailed to Valerie Steinmetz at vsteinmetz@techandaging.org