Tech experts: Widespread adoption of telemedicine, remote monitoring 'here to stay'

November 17, 2020 Chloe Valencia

When the Seattle area began seeing a surge in patients, Providence St. Joseph Health was able to stand up a remote patient monitoring program for COVID-positive patients in 72 hours, Todd Czartoski, M.D., Providence's chief executive of telehealth and chief medical technology officer, said during the Coronavirus Virtual Roundtable series.

Since it launched in late March, the platform has been used to monitor 2,400 patients that were either confirmed COVID-positive or under investigation, with 1,000 patients currently being monitored through remote devices, Czartoski said. The use of technology enables clinicians to "check-in" on patients daily and monitor symptoms, which is key with an unpredictable virus such as COVID.

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