Remote Monitoring 2020

Remote Monitoring in Healthcare - Ireland June 2020

This survey aims to gather information on remote patient monitoring solutions currently used in the Irish Health System. This information will inform the work of the Remote Monitoring to Support Self-Management Working Group; a subgroup of the HSE National Telehealth Steering Committee.

In this instance, remote monitoring refers to physiological monitoring which may be prescribed or recommended by a healthcare professional, which a patient may use for self-management, or which records patient data in the home environment for review by a healthcare professional.

Devices/Apps/software may be for self-management, education, communication, and/or remote monitoring.

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* 1. Please tell us your profession

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* 2. Do you work in

Public Health

Acute Hospital

Community Hospital

Community Clinic

Care Home

Mental Health

Health Service Management

Private Healthcare Provider

Medical Device/Health Software Supplier

Medical Device/Health Software Manufacturer/Developer

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Please list any product/devices/apps presently being used use for self management or physiological monitoring which may be suitable for consideration for wider scaling.

Please provide (i) condition being addressed (ii) the product name, (iii) a very brief description, and (iv) the care context (e.g. Diabetes/Libra Blood Glucose Monitor/Tracks blood glucose/Self Management Device).

Product 1

Product 2

Product 3

Product 4

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Product 7

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* 4. Please rate how you think the following factors impact on the potential of the health service to increase the roll-out of remote monitoring to patients.

	Big impact	Medium impact	Minor impact
Patients' ability to manage the technology	Patients' ability to manage the technology Big impact	Patients' ability to manage the technology Medium impact	Patients' ability to manage the technology Minor impact
Availability of patient smartphones and wifi	Availability of patient smartphones and wifi Big impact	Availability of patient smartphones and wifi Medium impact	Availability of patient smartphones and wifi Minor impact
Availability of hospital/health organisation technology	Availability of hospital/health organisation technology Big impact	Availability of hospital/health organisation technology Medium impact	Availability of hospital/health organisation technology Minor impact
Health service management support for implementation of remote monitoring	Health service management support for implementation of remote monitoring Big impact	Health service management support for implementation of remote monitoring Medium impact	Health service management support for implementation of remote monitoring Minor impact
Clinical support for implementation of remote monitoring	Clinical support for implementation of remote monitoring Big impact	Clinical support for implementation of remote monitoring Medium impact	Clinical support for implementation of remote monitoring Minor impact
Processes for review and analysis of remote data	Processes for review and analysis of remote data Big impact	Processes for review and analysis of remote data Medium impact	Processes for review and analysis of remote data Minor impact
Dedicated space to review remote monitoring data	Dedicated space to review remote monitoring data Big impact	Dedicated space to review remote monitoring data Medium impact	Dedicated space to review remote monitoring data Minor impact
Lack of accreditation process for remote monitoring solutions (standards conformance, CE-marking, clinical trials, etc)	Lack of accreditation process for remote monitoring solutions (standards conformance, CE-marking, clinical trials, etc) Big impact	Lack of accreditation process for remote monitoring solutions (standards conformance, CE-marking, clinical trials, etc) Medium impact	Lack of accreditation process for remote monitoring solutions (standards conformance, CE-marking, clinical trials, etc) Minor impact
Insufficient technical support for implementing remote health solutions	Insufficient technical support for implementing remote health solutions Big impact	Insufficient technical support for implementing remote health solutions Medium impact	Insufficient technical support for implementing remote health solutions Minor impact
Lack of information on remote monitoring solutions available for healthcare professionals.	Lack of information on remote monitoring solutions available for healthcare professionals. Big impact	Lack of information on remote monitoring solutions available for healthcare professionals. Medium impact	Lack of information on remote monitoring solutions available for healthcare professionals. Minor impact

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Remote monitoring is a dynamic health development area. If you are have ideas about how remote monitoring can deliver better, faster healthcare, contact us by emailing Ross Cullen (ross.cullen@hse.ie) or Meabh Smith (meabhsmith@beaumont.ie) directly. Any other comments are welcome.