Remote Patient Monitoring During COVID-19
Peter J. Pronovost, Melissa Cole, Robert M. Hughes
Abstract
This Viewpoint explains how some hospitals used home monitoring of pulse oximetry during the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid patient overcrowding and control high patient to staff ratios and how increased use of home monitoring for other vital signs could potentially improve patient safety and decrease costs.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineOvercrowdingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pulse oximetrySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Medical emergency2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicVital signsPatient safetyRemote patient monitoringIntensive care medicineEmergency medicineVirologyNursingHealth careSurgeryInternal medicineAnesthesiaOutbreakEconomicsEconomic growthDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI