title: Scaling up the use of remote patient monitoring in Canada.
abstract: Evidence supporting the use of remote patient monitoring (RPM) as a cost-effective means of keeping patients from being re-admitted to hospitals or making repeated emergency department visits is growing, especially for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF). A recent study funded by Canada Health Infoway, titled Connecting Patients with Providers: A Pan-Canadian Study on Remote Patient Monitoring, aimed to assess the current state of RPM solutions; to examine the evidence for patient and health system benefits achieved both in Canada and internationally; and to determine the critical success factors needed to support further investment and scaling-up of RPM solutions across the Canadian health care system. Break-even analysis of four different implementations reviewed in this study demonstrated that RPM programs can be viable and sustainable for large and small jurisdictions; however, more evidence is needed with regards to a number of potential applications for RPM beyond the management of COPD and CHF.
authors.affiliation: Canada Health Infoway.
authors.forename: Bobby
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gheorghiu
authors.affiliation: Canada Health Infoway.
authors.forename: Fraser
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ratchford
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D017146:Models, Organizational; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology / Q000379:methods*; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*