Patient-Centric Digital Transformation: Rethinking Remote Monitoring for Comprehensive Care

A recent webinar sponsored by AVIA Health and Seamless MD examined how health systems are utilizing remote patient monitoring beyond the usual chronic condition applications. The discussion covered applications for surgical prep and recovery, women’s health, and more. Although the Covid-19 pandemic served as a milestone for scaling digital health tools, new remote patient monitoring (RPM) applications have been under development for some time in response to consumer demand, the need to reduce costs by reducing hospitalization time, regulatory changes, and maturing technology. The panelists for the webinar include Dr. Joshua Liu, CEO and co-founder of Seamless MD as well as AVIA Health staff — Ontara Sarker, Manager, Center for Care Transformation, and Diya Vuthandem, Senior Analyst, Center for Care Transformation. Sarker noted in her opening presentation that fragmentation in healthcare places health systems in a vulnerable position. Citing data from a McKinsey report, she noted that $265 billion is expected to shift from traditional settings (i.e. hospitals) to alternative providers such as retail health, ambulatory surgical centers, digital therapeutics, the hospital at home, and more. “The reality is payers and employers are carving up the healthcare landscape,” Sarker said. “Disruptors are going straight to the consumer and incumbent […]

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