Remote Home Health Monitoring: Will Patients Buy IT?

Abstract

This Health Industry Insights report discusses the attitudes of American consumers toward the purchase and use of digital technology for remote, home-based health monitoring. It also assesses whether this is a viable strategy for reducing the cost of care by shifting care delivery away from the traditional reliance on office or hospital visits as the de facto standard for treating many patients with chronic diseases.

"Based on recent industry announcements and general trends in the healthcare marketplace, our view is that the next generation of home health monitoring devices could play a key role in the transformation of care delivery for many patients with chronic or degenerative conditions. But the realization of this potential will require that widespread adoption must make economic sense for all the key stakeholders: providers, payers, employers, vendors, and the government. Without such a coalescence of interests, growth may remain steady, but well below its potential." - Marc Holland, program director, Healthcare Provider Research