If you are launching or growing an RPM program, the right devices are critical to RPM adoption and ongoing engagement. The right devices can make or break an RPM program as it will be challenging to get patients to try RPM for a second time if they’ve had a negative experience with their first device.
While great devices share certain characteristics, choosing the right devices does depend on the patient population of your target clients. What chronic conditions are most prevalent? Are they primarily serving older, less tech-savvy patients or digital natives?
For most practices, the answer to these questions is going to be older patients with hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, kidney disease, and COPD. And that makes the “right” answer cellular blood pressure devices, glucometers, weight scales, and pulse oximeters.
Specifically, for RPM companies wanting to best serve the needs of their current and target clients, they should look for devices that are:
With nearly half of adults in the United States having hypertension, blood pressure devices are one of the most widely used RPM devices. We recommend the Cellular Blood Pressure Monitor provided by Continua.
In addition to meeting the criteria above, this device has several attributes that make it a best-in-class device, including:
From a patient's perspective, an RPM weight scale should operate the same as a regular scale. Step on, see a digital reading, step off. While multiple cellular scales on the market do that, we recommend the Continua Cellular Scale.
This scale has several features that make it ideal for a range of patients:
This scale is easy for patients to use and accurate which makes it a great choice for any RPM program.
The right devices need the right platform. Your RPM team should be focused on clients and patients, not device operations. Continua makes it easy to get the right devices with the right device support. Contact us to learn more and stay tuned for Part 2 to find out about the best glucometer and pulse oximeter available.