WVU Medicine Aims to Reduce Care Delivery Bottlenecks With Hybrid RPM Approach
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
WVU Medicine has transitioned its remote patient monitoring (RPM) program from a fully centralized model to a hybrid approach, addressing scalability challenges and inefficiencies caused by bottlenecks in care delivery. By allowing local providers, such as primary care physicians, to initiate services while centralizing specific functions like initial responses, the program has achieved a 500% increase in patient services and is now operational across all primary care and specialty practices. The enhanced integration with electronic health records (EHR) has improved communication and documentation, making RPM more accessible and effective for a broader patient population. This significant shift demonstrates the potential for hybrid models to optimize healthcare delivery while adapting to local needs.
