<s>
Remote	B-Application
patient	I-Application
monitoring	I-Application
(	O
RPM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
technology	O
to	O
enable	O
monitoring	O
of	O
patients	O
outside	O
of	O
conventional	O
clinical	O
settings	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
home	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
remote	O
area	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
increase	O
access	O
to	O
care	O
and	O
decrease	O
healthcare	O
delivery	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
technologies	O
are	O
continually	O
being	O
developed	O
to	O
tackle	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
health	O
care	O
,	O
physicians	O
may	O
utilize	O
basic	O
communication	O
methods	O
such	O
as	O
Zoom	B-Application
,	O
Snapchat	B-Application
,	O
or	O
even	O
landline	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pilot	O
programs	O
for	O
Remote	B-Application
Patient	I-Application
Monitoring	I-Application
began	O
in	O
the	O
1970	O
's	O
when	O
Kaiser	O
Permanente	O
created	O
monitoring	O
systems	O
for	O
rural	O
communities	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
better	O
healthcare	O
to	O
isolated	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Literature	O
related	O
to	O
Remote	B-Application
Patient	I-Application
Monitoring	I-Application
suggests	O
that	O
interventions	O
based	O
on	O
health	O
behavior	O
models	O
,	O
care	O
pathways	O
,	O
and	O
personalized	O
coaching	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
best	O
outcomes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Remote	B-Application
Patient	I-Application
Monitoring	I-Application
technologies	O
has	O
helped	O
determine	O
that	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
telehealth	O
ecosystems	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
physicians	O
can	O
give	O
recommendations	O
and	O
means	O
of	O
care	O
while	O
also	O
receiving	O
transmitted	O
health	O
information	O
,	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
better	O
patient	O
outcomes	O
and	O
higher	O
patient	O
satisfaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
also	O
note	O
that	O
Remote	B-Application
Patient	I-Application
Monitoring	I-Application
will	O
become	O
more	O
important	O
as	O
healthcare	O
changes	O
from	O
a	O
volume	O
focus	O
to	O
a	O
value	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
Remote	B-Application
Patient	I-Application
Monitoring	I-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
extensively	O
and	O
allowed	O
for	O
more	O
fields	O
such	O
as	O
psychology	O
or	O
cardiology	O
to	O
use	O
virtual	O
care	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2025	O
,	O
the	O
Remote	B-Application
Patient	I-Application
Monitoring	I-Application
industry	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
double	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
factors	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
and	O
increased	O
at-home	O
care	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Use	O
of	O
Remote	B-Application
Patient	I-Application
Monitoring	I-Application
has	O
been	O
proven	O
to	O
ultimately	O
provide	O
better	O
patient	O
compliance	O
and	O
improved	O
physician	O
management	O
,	O
while	O
decreasing	O
costs	O
of	O
care	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Example	O
,	O
wearable	O
devices	O
like	O
smartwatches	B-Application
record	O
blood	O
pressure	O
,	O
oxygen	O
level	O
,	O
pulse	O
rate	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	B-Application
patient	I-Application
monitoring	I-Application
devices	O
help	O
in	O
early	O
interventions	O
,	O
prescriptions	O
,	O
chemotherapy	O
modifications	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
recent	O
study	O
of	O
a	O
remote	B-Application
patient	I-Application
monitoring	I-Application
solution	O
for	O
infertility	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
for	O
appropriately	O
screened	O
patients	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
seeking	O
In-Vitro	O
Fertilization	O
(	O
IVF	O
)	O
treatment	O
,	O
a	O
six-month	O
remote	O
monitoring	O
program	O
had	O
the	O
same	O
pregnancy	O
rate	O
as	O
a	O
cycle	O
of	O
IVF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remote	B-Application
patient	I-Application
monitoring	I-Application
product	O
and	O
service	O
used	O
had	O
a	O
cost-per-patient	O
of	O
$800	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
average	O
cost	O
of	O
a	O
cycle	O
of	O
IVF	O
of	O
$15	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
suggesting	O
a	O
95%	O
reduction	O
in	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
care	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
outcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
compared	O
to	O
standard	O
of	O
care	O
with	O
no	O
devices	O
,	O
a	O
2021	O
study	O
showed	O
that	O
post-surgical	O
remote	B-Application
patient	I-Application
monitoring	I-Application
detected	O
30%	O
more	O
medication	O
errors	O
,	O
10-14	O
%	O
reduction	O
in	O
patient	O
paint	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
5%	O
reduction	O
in	O
hospital	O
re-admissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
misconception	O
that	O
telemonitoring	O
is	O
synonymous	O
with	O
remote	B-Application
patient	I-Application
monitoring	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
at	O
the	O
Semnan	O
University	O
of	O
Medical	O
Science	O
have	O
determined	O
that	O
while	O
Remote	B-Application
Patient	I-Application
Monitoring	I-Application
is	O
a	O
more	O
feasible	O
type	O
of	O
care	O
for	O
elderly	O
people	O
at	O
home	O
,	O
especially	O
during	O
a	O
difficult	O
period	O
like	O
the	O
ongoing	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
difficult	O
for	O
physicians	O
to	O
maintain	O
control	O
over	O
their	O
care	O
while	O
not	O
under	O
their	O
supervision	O
.	O
</s>
