Pedometers and mobile apps for tracking a patient’s health may soon join wireless blood pressure cuffs as part of the remote monitoring effort that aims to improve health while keeping healthcare costs down, according to the report.
The program, currently free to patients, can act as a catalyst to foster healthy lifestyle changes, keeping patients “in touch” with their health, said Joseph Kvedar, MD, the director of Partners’ Center for Connected Health, in the report.
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