If you have symptoms or any discomfort and you want to see your doctor, they will usually see you at your doctor’s office, ask about your symptoms, examine you, and check your vital signs. They may also request laboratory tests or X-rays. All these tests are unique and valid only at the time and place in which they are performed.
In other words, if your pulse is 75 beats per minute and your blood pressure is 135/85 at the time you are seen in the doctor’s office, those tests only show your pulse and blood pressure in a given space and time. Now, in the event that the doctor considers that you are sick and that you need to continue monitoring your vital signs while further tests or treatments are performed, they may admit you to the hospital, where your vital signs will be monitored by the nursing staff continuously or as they deem necessary.
The Vital Signs
Once you are ready to be discharged from the hospital, your doctor must be convinced that it is safe to stop monitoring your vital signs. In this way, the concept of remote patient monitoring is a way in which the doctor continues to monitor your vital signs even if you are not in the hospital or your doctor’s office as it can change to a situation where no one will keep track of your oxygen saturation levels, blood pressure, or heart rate.
Advanced Technology
What is remote patient monitoring? Well, modern technology has enabled the manufacture of a variety of remote patient monitoring devices, which allows multiple vital signs to be monitored and transmitted to monitoring centers, as well as to your personal physician. In this way, you and your doctor can rest easy knowing that you are not “disconnected” once you leave your office, or after you leave the hospital. For many illnesses with long recovery times, this is truly a blessing.
How Do You Use Remote Patient monitoring?
The most common way to use remote patient monitoring is the one mentioned above, extending the time the doctor can follow your vital signs after leaving the doctor’s office or hospital. In a hypothetical scenario, the ability to remotely monitor patients may allow a person to be discharged sooner than expected, as the clinician does not have to wait to be fully convinced that there is no longer a need for monitoring. However, there are also other ways that remote patient monitoring can be used. There are various remote patient monitoring tools available today that handle most medical issues people have to deal with on a daily basis.
