In JAMA Viewpoint, authors assess lessons learned about remote patient monitoring after the COVID-19 pandemic. The study projected that remote monitoring could potentially be associated with 87% fewer hospitalizations, 77% fewer deaths, reduced per-patient costs of $11 472 over standard care, and gains of 0.013 quality-adjusted life-years. Researchers concluded that the shift of monitoring should be based on need and not location.
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