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Takeaways from our Webinar: Converging Insights on Remote Patient Monitoring

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Our webinar on remote patient monitoring brought unique perspectives on the common barriers to activation, adherence and staffing, as well as a look at real outcomes—both at a health center and research level. Our panelists brought their experiences to inform a rich discussion about optimizing patient engagement, enhancing care and streamlining clinical operations. Highlights from the conversation have been summarized and detailed below.

 

Dr. AJ Blood, Cardiologist and Associate Director, Accelerator for Clinical Transformation at Mass General Brigham

 

Dr. Blood brought his extensive experience in Remote Patient Monitoring research to the discussion, as well as his experience as a practicing cardiologist in a large hospital system. He highlighted the long wait times patients may face for hypertension care, since care teams can be booked out for months and the urgent need for hypertension monitoring without the confines of a clinic schedule. The health outcomes his research has shown create a compelling argument for healthcare systems to integrate remote patient monitoring. But he also brought color to the discussion by highlighting the need for comprehensive, supportive onboarding for patients in RPM programs, because without it engagement and adherence can suffer. He also emphasized the importance of tailoring care to the patient for optimal engagement, finding a monitoring plan that makes sense for their schedule, as well as supporting them first in attainable healthy habits, and secondly in medication management when needed. 

 

His experience in RPM programs that bill insurance brought financial insight that was highly requested in our question and answer section. 

 

Julie Fraher, BSN, RN, ACRN, Edward M, Kennedy Community Health Center

 

Julie brought a level of insight that can only be gained through on the ground experience in remote patient monitoring. While many attendees laughed as she detailed how her experience in RPM began in tears after being told to build a program from nothing, she now has impressive program outcomes that reminded everyone of the impact that RPM can have. Her dedication to meeting patients where they are at has led her program to adapt reading materials to encompass a broader population, increased the use of telehealth to address barriers, and has created nursing protocols for high readings that allow her care teams to provide care confidently. She provided operational details about how she staffed her program, and the positive feedback that her Chronic Condition Management Nurses have provided now that they have patient blood pressure readings right in their EHR, rather than needing to manually input them, and how RPM alerts have helped them to triage.

 

For more about her program, Withings Health Solutions partnered with her team to create this case study. 

 

Antoine Robiliard, VP, Withings Health Solutions

 

Antoine provided a unique perspective from the technology partner side. His experience in partnering with RPM programs of all sizes gave him valuable insight into the common barriers that can prevent a program from being successful. He championed the patient experience, and the need for devices to be intuitive, sleek, and satisfying the consumer expectations that patients may have. He piggybacked off Dr. Blood’s emphasis on strong onboarding in RPM programs by detailing the benefit of a cellular device, rather than Bluetooth for greater ease, both at the beginning but also throughout the duration of a program. He also brought patient perspective to the discussion in emphasizing that patients do not want to use a product that reminds them of their condition, and highlighted the benefit that a sleek design can bring to clinical care.

 

He brought optimism for the future of RPM by highlighting the potential for greater risk stratification by using combinations of metrics and trend analyses, which could provide care teams a way to triage patients and provide longitudinal monitoring.

 

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Kennedy Community Health Center 

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy Community Health) is a Community Health Center serving over 90 communities across Central and MetroWest Massachusetts. They provide comprehensive care to over 31,000 patients supporting their mission to “help people live healthier lives.” Kennedy serves a very diverse patient population, speaking 83 languages, many of which have complex chronic health conditions such as uncontrolled hypertension (HTN). In January 2022, they initiated a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Program for HTN leveraging a HRSA grant, utilizing Withings BPM Connect Pro blood pressure monitors and RPM platform. They aimed to enroll 350 patients over 2-3 years, which they quickly surpassed. Their strategic implementation and consistent focus on compassionate, patient-centered care has showcased significant benefits in improving patient outcomes.

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How Can Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Simplify Hypertension Care and Improve Workflow Efficiency?

Remote blood pressure monitoring is transforming hypertension care by providing more data, to allow care teams to provide timely interventions. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly 48% of Americans had hypertension according to the most recent available data in 2023. With hypertension having such a high prevalence, it is critical that the way it is treated be scalable.

 

Remote blood pressure monitoring provides more data for care teams to monitor progression of disease and detect critical changes. It removes the limitations of clinic visits and can reduce barriers for patients such as transportation or childcare needs. Yet, implementing a remote blood pressure monitoring program can feel daunting operationally. Care teams may be unsure how to address staffing needs to complete the necessary outreach calls to clarify and respond to high readings. Concerns about changes to workflows during already stretched time can cause hesitation.

 

BPM Pro 2 was created with this care team feedback in mind. By automatically requesting high readings be retaken, and by providing patient education on the best practices for blood pressure checking, care teams can confidently address critical readings and are given the necessary context to tailor their care. “By understanding the conditions surrounding blood pressure measurements—whether the patient is stressed, active, or not following proper procedure—clinicians can make more informed decisions, streamline care, and save valuable time for care teams,”  said a leading cardiologist we consulted. BPM Pro 2 was designed to streamline these clinical workflows, and allow hypertension care to be scaled to address the growing prevalence.

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Remote blood pressure monitoring provides more data for care teams to monitor progression of disease and detect critical changes. It removes the limitations of clinic visits and can reduce barriers for patients such as transportation or childcare needs. However, blood pressure is a highly sensitive measurement and care teams may be hesitant to trust home blood pressure measurements out of accuracy concerns related to measurement technique.

 

We created these patient education materials to help care teams provide proper blood pressure measurement guidance to their patients and to help patients feel confident in checking their blood pressure at home. 

Click the button below to access the patient education sheet. 

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More than

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enrolled over 2 years

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