Features of Remote Patient Monitoring Systems That Implement Integrated Care: A Perspective Aligned With Current Challenges for Digital Health Technologies: Comment on "Towards A Framework for Implementing Remote Patient Monitoring From an Integrated Care Perspective: A Scoping Review"

TL;DR

This paper discusses key features and challenges in implementing remote patient monitoring systems for integrated care.

Contribution

The paper highlights new insights into RPM system features and challenges for successful integrated care implementation.

Findings

RPM systems require service innovation aligned with care delivery contexts.

Evidence generation methods must involve multiple stakeholders for DHT adoption.

Governance and policy strategies significantly impact digital health priorities and resource allocation.

Abstract

This commentary elaborates on the model proposed by Miranda et al for implementing remote patient monitoring (RPM) from an integrated care perspective. It stresses the complexity of RPM deployment as a digital health technology (DHT) and discusses essential features that developers and procurement managers should take into consideration in RPM systems to facilitate the implementation of integrated care practices. Furthermore, three major challenges for DHT implementation that align with the proposed RPM-based integrated care model are discussed: (1) the success of DHT in implementing a healthcare strategy requires elements of service innovation that align to the context of care delivery; (2) evidence generation methods influence the adoption of DHT and need an evolutive and multi-stakeholder perspective; (3) governance and policy strategies are crucial since they profoundly influence digital health priorities, investments, and resource allocation within organizations and healthcare systems.