Finding the Gaps in Technology: Virtual Care and Remote Patient Monitoring Survey

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3. Which of the following types of telehealth are you using to provide clinical care? (Please check all that apply).

Video connection to patient’s home

Telephone calls with patient

Remote patient monitoring of a patient in their home

Facetime, Skype or other video phone call

Patient reporting of data

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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4. How long have you been using remote patient monitoring tools and technologies in your organization?

Since before the pandemic

We started using telehealth at the beginning of the pandemic

We just recently implemented a telehealth platform

We are not using it

Other (please specify)

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5. What percentage of your patients are currently using remote patient monitoring program(s)?

0-20%

21-49%

50-74%

75-100%

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6. Of those patients using remote patient monitoring tools, what conditions are they managing (if any)? (Please check all that apply).

COPD

CHF

Diabetes

Sepsis/Dialysis

Sleep Apnea

Hypertension

Mental or Behavioral Health

Memory Issues (Dementia, Parkinsons, etc)

Surgical Recovery

Cancer

General Medicine

None

Other (please specify)

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7. And how many are managing more than one chronic condition (have comorbidities)?

0-20%

21-49%

50-74%

75-100%

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8. Which of the following do you perceive as barriers to your organization using RPM solutions?

Patient lack of access to technology

Lack of digital literacy

Lack Of patient access to internet

Preference for in-person video

Lack of health insurance

Physical or emotional hesitancy

All of the above

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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9. Which devices are helping you provide better care for your patients via RPM? (Please check all that apply).

Smartphone

Blood pressure monitor

Weight scale

Pulse ox

Thermometer

Heart rate monitor

Step tracker

Sleep sensor

Glucose monitor

Activity tracker

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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10. With what frequency are you receiving vitals data from your RPM devices or tools? (Please check all that apply).

Spot check data

Continuous data

I don’t know

Other (please specify)

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11. How do you review data from the devices and technologies that you and your patients are using to support RPM? (Please check all that apply).

Verbal sharing during patient consults

Patient shares via email

Patient shares via phone

Manual entry of data from clinician into a patient portal

The data feeds directly into our patient dashboard

The data populates the patient EHR

Other (please specify)

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12. Shifting now to think about the devices used in to collect patient vital signs (blood pressure monitor, heart rate, weight scale or other type of sensor technology), what elements do you feel are most important related to the data for RPM? Please rank by importance from 1 - 4, 1 being most important.

FDA-cleared and clinically validated against existing gold standards (i.e. an EKG for heart rate)

N/A

Independent, third-party validation

N/A

Longevity of use in clinical space

N/A

Data actionability and clinical applicability

N/A

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13. We all know that patient compliance is critical to improving outcomes and driving return on investment for telehealth, virtual care and RPM programs. What is the biggest challenge you see to achieving 100% patient compliance to monitoring devices or technologies?

Patients unable to operate the device

Patients forget to charge their device

Patients don't like how wearable devices feel/patient comfort

Clinicians forget to take monitoring measurements

Patients lose their devices

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14. If you were evaluating a new RPM device or solution for your practice/organization, what factors would be most important to you? Please rank by importance from 1 - 8, 1 being most important.

Multi-vital data from a single device

N/A

Easy and quick installation / set up

N/A

Easy for patients to understand/use

N/A

Easy for clinicians to incorporate into existing workflows

N/A

Training and set up support

N/A

Ongoing technical support

N/A

Initial investment/cost outlay

N/A

Reimbursable under CPT codes

N/A

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15. What are the top 3 challenges you have with RPM devices and/or solutions available today? (Please select a maximum of three (3)).

Not reimbursable under existing CPT codes

Too complex for patients to use

Cost / return on investment

Device connectivity in a virtual care environment

Clinical usability or integration into practice

Data accuracy or trustworthiness

Compliance by patients

Time for setup and device deployment

Product lifespan

There are too many new technologies or options available

Negative impact to staff workload

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16. What could RPM technology and device providers do, to help your practice or organization further advance telehealth or virtual care? (Please check all that apply).

More or improved new technology training for clinicians

More or improved technical support for clinicians and support teams

Data integration support and training

More vital signs captured from a single device

Easier to use interface or device

Integration of existing patients EMR

Monitoring technology more comfortable for patients

Enhanced AI or machine learning capabilities applied to data

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17. Are RPM devices and technologies more valuable if they use machine learning or Artificial Intelligence (AI) to distill many data points from a patient, for clinical application?

Yes

I don’t know

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18. Are you currently using devices that capture continuous multi-vital data from patients as part of your organization’s telehealth or RPM programs/solutions?

Yes

I don’t know

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19. Are you currently measuring sleep and sleep-related biometrics from patients as part of your organization’s telehealth or RPM programs/solutions?

Yes

I don’t know

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20. How are you measuring Respiratory Rate and its variability as part of your organization's RPM program?

Using a device and calculating manually

Using a connected device that automatically calculates the reading

We are not measuring respiratory rate as part of RPM

I don’t know

Other (please specify)

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21. Given the shortage of healthcare workers, what represents the biggest opportunity for RPM solutions to help your organization (at scale)?

Solutions that reduce the requirement for clinician on-site visits

Solutions that can streamline existing workflows with visualization tools

Solutions that have the capability to manage large patient populations

Solutions that provide a more continuous view of vital sign data (higher temporal resolution)

All of the above

Other (please specify)

Sentiment Assessment: For each of the following statements, please indicate how much you agree or disagree.

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22. I have all the necessary skills to use RPM tools and technology.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Other (please specify)

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23. I believe RPM devices and solutions enable me to deliver quality care for chronic disease management.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Other (please specify)

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24. I believe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning can help with healthcare resource shortages by making data more actionable.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Other (please specify)

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25. I believe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning is critical to automate the review and analysis of increasing amounts of data from RPM devices and solutions.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Other (please specify)

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26. I believe having access to patient nighttime data points through RPM would provide a more robust view of their overall health.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Other (please specify)

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27. I believe RPM positively impacts my organization financially.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Other (please specify)

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28. My patient population reacted favorably to the use of RPM for clinical care.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Other (please specify)

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29. I believe in-home care represents the best possible foundation for long-term patient care in the future.

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Other (please specify)

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30. Please share any additional comments, ideas or thoughts with us surrounding how RPM devices and technology solutions can help you with your telehealth or virtual care practice:

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31. Please share your contact information with us so we can learn more about your specific needs.

Name

Email Address

Finding the Gaps in Technology: Virtual Care and Remote Patient Monitoring

EarlySense 2021 Remote Patient Monitoring Tech Survey

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1. Please describe your organization

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2. Please describe your role

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3. Which of the following types of telehealth are you using to provide clinical care? (Please check all that apply).

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4. How long have you been using remote patient monitoring tools and technologies in your organization?

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5. What percentage of your patients are currently using remote patient monitoring program(s)?

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6. Of those patients using remote patient monitoring tools, what conditions are they managing (if any)? (Please check all that apply).

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7. And how many are managing more than one chronic condition (have comorbidities)?

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8. Which of the following do you perceive as barriers to your organization using RPM solutions?

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9. Which devices are helping you provide better care for your patients via RPM? (Please check all that apply).

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10. With what frequency are you receiving vitals data from your RPM devices or tools? (Please check all that apply).

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11. How do you review data from the devices and technologies that you and your patients are using to support RPM? (Please check all that apply).

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13. We all know that patient compliance is critical to improving outcomes and driving return on investment for telehealth, virtual care and RPM programs. What is the biggest challenge you see to achieving 100% patient compliance to monitoring devices or technologies?

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14. If you were evaluating a new RPM device or solution for your practice/organization, what factors would be most important to you? Please rank by importance from 1 - 8, 1 being most important.

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15. What are the top 3 challenges you have with RPM devices and/or solutions available today? (Please select a maximum of three (3)).

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16. What could RPM technology and device providers do, to help your practice or organization further advance telehealth or virtual care? (Please check all that apply).

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17. Are RPM devices and technologies more valuable if they use machine learning or Artificial Intelligence (AI) to distill many data points from a patient, for clinical application?

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18. Are you currently using devices that capture continuous multi-vital data from patients as part of your organization’s telehealth or RPM programs/solutions?

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19. Are you currently measuring sleep and sleep-related biometrics from patients as part of your organization’s telehealth or RPM programs/solutions?

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20. How are you measuring Respiratory Rate and its variability as part of your organization's RPM program?

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21. Given the shortage of healthcare workers, what represents the biggest opportunity for RPM solutions to help your organization (at scale)?

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22. I have all the necessary skills to use RPM tools and technology.

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23. I believe RPM devices and solutions enable me to deliver quality care for chronic disease management.

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24. I believe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning can help with healthcare resource shortages by making data more actionable.

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25. I believe Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning is critical to automate the review and analysis of increasing amounts of data from RPM devices and solutions.

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26. I believe having access to patient nighttime data points through RPM would provide a more robust view of their overall health.

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27. I believe RPM positively impacts my organization financially.

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28. My patient population reacted favorably to the use of RPM for clinical care.

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29. I believe in-home care represents the best possible foundation for long-term patient care in the future.

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30. Please share any additional comments, ideas or thoughts with us surrounding how RPM devices and technology solutions can help you with your telehealth or virtual care practice:

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31. Please share your contact information with us so we can learn more about your specific needs.