Remote patient monitoring during COVID-19: an unexpected patient safety benefit.
Pronovost PJ, Cole MD, Hughes RM. Remote patient monitoring during COVID-19: an unexpected patient safety benefit. JAMA. 2022;327(12):1125-1126. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.2040.
The COVID pandemic has increased demand and acceptance of remote care modalities. This commentary suggests that home monitoring is a promising telehealth approach and that its application could improve value while enhancing safety for hospital-at-home and other levels of home-based care patients.