RPM enables care providers to tailor a personalized monitoring plan, allowing clinicians to monitor specific medical conditions and comorbidities. The monitoring plan is composed of scheduled routine health activities, helping patients learn how to recognize early symptoms of an exacerbation and to self-manage. By executing health activities, patients come to understand the cause and effects of adopting healthier behaviors. This helps patients better understand and manage signs and symptoms, and to know when to reach out for help. This offers them a sense of security with their condition.

The triage facilities identify patients who need help and input from a clinician; the patient-generated clinically valid data is a key part of the chain of a prevention strategy. Changes in vital signs can be indicators of a patient’s health deteriorating. With RPM, vital signs are collected and monitored closely, which provides patients and clinicians with early warning indicators, allowing time to reverse any trends and prevent deterioration leading to avoidable ED visits and hospitalizations.

Patients use the technology platform to register their daily health activities following their personalized care plan. These health activities can include reviewing vital signs, and looking for signs and symptoms of deteriorating health. Health status is captured from the patient’s home and updated to the platform, providing essential information to improve clinical decision-making when clinicians adjust and optimize treatments.

Improved communication with the patient’s circle of care, including family caregivers, helps create a stronger support system for patients. By supporting family caregivers’ understanding of the patient’s care plan, this enables them to become involved and provide appropriate support.