These remote patient monitoring (RPM) devices enable clinical staff to oversee, report and interpret their patient’s acute or chronic care even outside the 4 walls of the hospital or clinic. They facilitate in-the-moment insights into a patient’s disease state, so that the clinician can act proactively.
Medical devices enable patients to interact with and understand their own health on a daily basis. Patients who interact with their health on a daily basis through RPM devices are much more likely to enjoy sustainable positive health results.
There are many types of remote patient monitoring devices in the market today.
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Blood Pressure Cuff
Blood pressure cuffs determine a patient’s heart rate and blood flow by measuring fluctuations in artery motion. It’s a lot like the blood pressure cuff we’ve all had strapped to our arms at the doctor’s office, but with one big difference: It sends those readouts directly to your clinician as you use it.
Many diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, CHF or renal incompetence can be managed and/or diagnosed by BP measurements. If there is a condition in which hypertension is one of the symptoms, high blood pressure can be monitored at home.
Glucometer
Glucometers measure a patient’s sugar levels in the blood by using a small drop of blood on a test strip that is connected to the device. The patient puts a small spot of blood on the test strip, which the meter reads to give the blood glucose level. The reading is subsequently transmitted to the provider for an immediate interpretation.
A lot of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes use a glucometer on daily basis, sometime more than once in a day in order control their blood sugar. The use of the glucometer allows both the patient and healthcare professional to put into perspective now, how certain variables are affecting what will be the individual’s hyperglycemic or diabetic experience.
Pulse Oximeter
Instead, the pulse oximeter is a noninvasive clip that clips on to a patient’s finger (or sometimes the ear lobe) and uses light wavelengths that reflect off blood to determine what your blood oxygen level is — how much of the oxygen from these red blood cells has circulated through your bloodstream. In addition, the pulse oximeter measures a patient's pulse.
ECG + Stethoscope
ECG captures heart function, a stethoscope heart and lung sounds. P pulse The ECG is frequently ordered for individuals with cardiac problems that include arrhythmias or coronary artery disease. The stethoscope makes the internal sounds of the body louder so that a provider can hear heart, lung and bowel noises.
Wearables (Activity Emitters and Continuous Assessment)
Providers are also using activity trackers to monitor and track everything from a patient’s steps, heart rate, fall risk—even sleep. They provide the provider with a picture of that patient’s lifestyle, providing insight on how daily activities and factors correlate to the patient’s health and symptoms. Providers have the option to leverage data from the activity in order to guide the patient’s treatment plan. Popular activity trackers are the Fitbit or Apple Watch.
Thermometer
A bluetooth thermometer gives a quick and accurate view into the temperature of the patient (fever) giving the provider what it needs to make an overnight decision for continued care.
Today, there are several types of Bluetooth thermometers ranging from non-touch digital ones that work by scanning the forehead (pain gums) and contact thermometers which may be placed under the patient’s tongue to enable accurate readings.
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