TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gunn, Rose
AU  - Watkins, Shelby L
AU  - Boston, Dave
AU  - Rosales, A Gabriela
AU  - Massimino, Stefan
AU  - Navale, Suparna
AU  - Fitzpatrick, Stephanie L
AU  - Dickerson, John
AU  - Gold, Rachel
AU  - Lee, George
AU  - McMullen, Carmit K
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/7/9
TI  - Evaluation of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Case Study With a Mixed Methods Explanatory Sequential Design
JO  - JMIR Form Res
SP  - e55732
VL  - 8
KW  - Patient-generated health data
KW  - telemedicine
KW  - telehealth
KW  - diabetes mellitus
KW  - hypertension
KW  - self-management
KW  - patient portal
KW  - implementation science
KW  - COVID-19: pandemic
KW  - community health center
KW  - chronic condition
KW  - remote patient monitoring
AB  - Background: Community health center (CHC) patients experience a disproportionately high prevalence of chronic conditions and barriers to accessing technologies that might support the management of these conditions. One such technology includes tools used for remote patient monitoring (RPM), the use of which surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess how a CHC implemented an RPM program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This retrospective case study used a mixed methods explanatory sequential design to evaluate a CHC’s implementation of a suite of RPM tools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyses used electronic health record–extracted health outcomes data and semistructured interviews with the CHC’s staff and patients participating in the RPM program. Results: The CHC enrolled 147 patients in a hypertension RPM program. After 6 months of RPM use, mean systolic blood pressure (BP) was 13.4 mm Hg lower and mean diastolic BP 6.4 mm Hg lower, corresponding with an increase in hypertension control (BP<140/90 mm Hg) from 33.3% of patients to 81.5%. Considerable effort was dedicated to standing up the program, reinforced by organizational prioritization of chronic disease management, and by a clinician who championed program implementation. Noted barriers to implementation of the RPM program were limited initial training, lack of sustained support, and complexities related to the RPM device technology. Conclusions: While RPM technology holds promise for addressing chronic disease management, successful RPM program requires substantial investment in implementation support and technical assistance. 
SN  - 2561-326X
UR  - https://formative.jmir.org/2024/1/e55732
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/55732
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38980716
DO  - 10.2196/55732
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/55732
ER  -