Early experiences of the use of remote patient monitoring for the long term management of chronic disease

We describe our experiences of using remote patient monitoring to support the long term management and clinical intervention in patients with chronic disease, such as CHF. Within the project we developed new algorithms to determine from vital signs collected on a daily basis, those patients requiring clinical investigation for their condition. Our aim was for patients to achieve and sustain clinically recommended values for parameters. In our study, the telemonitoring prompted clinical intervention in 37% of patients. Our approach proved particularly effective for the newly diagnosed, and for those with long term issues of management.