Remote blood pressure monitoring devices your patients will use

Why remote blood pressure monitoring?

Remote blood pressure monitoring empowers patients with chronic health conditions to achieve sustainable improvements and regain control over their blood pressure. A growing body of research is supporting remote monitoring for blood pressure as an effective strategy for achieving blood pressure control. A recent study has shown that after 18 months, hypertensive patients using remote blood pressure monitoring were more likely to have controlled high blood pressure than a propensity-score matched control group.

For patients with heart disease, such as hypertension or congestive heart failure, taking measurements of vital signs from the comfort of their home helps relieve health anxiety and improve engagement. Frequent blood pressure measurement can give positive feedback that motivates patients struggling to gain control of their health.

Remote blood pressure monitoring can be similarly beneficial in temporary settings. For patients at risk for gestational hypertension, or postoperative complications, continued monitoring can catch problems before they escalate, and give peace of mind to patient and provider alike. Remote monitoring devices offer more freedom for patients in a period of elevated health risk, while improving the quality and accessibility of care.

When remote blood pressure monitoring devices are used as part of a remote patient monitoring program, the convenience and speed of measurement support timely intervention from providers, and help decrease risk of existing conditions escalating to adverse events, like heart attack or heart failure.