Rapid Growth Of Remote Patient Monitoring Is Driven By A Small Number Of Primary Care Providers.
Health Aff (Millwood)
; 41(9): 1248-1254, 2022 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2021987
ABSTRACT
Growing enthusiasm for remote patient monitoring has been motivated by the hope that it can improve care for patients with poorly controlled chronic illness. In a national commercially insured population in the US, we found that billing for remote patient monitoring increased more than fourfold during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of this growth was driven by a small number of primary care providers. Among the patients of these providers with a high volume of remote patient monitoring, we did not observe substantial targeting of remote patient monitoring to people with greater disease burden or worse disease control. Further research is needed to identify which patients benefit from remote patient monitoring, to inform evidence-based use and coverage decisions. In the meantime, payers and policy makers should closely monitor remote patient monitoring use and spending.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Health Aff (Millwood)
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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