Will Remote Care Monitoring Soon Become the Seventh Discipline in the Plan of Care?
Over the past two years, we have seen a dramatic increase in the use of remote care technology in clinical practices of all kinds. With recent reports that the cost of COVID-19 social isolation has reached nearly $7 billion, we may soon see remote care monitoring (RCM) in the home expand exponentially. RCM may soon be considered the “seventh discipline” on many home health plans of care.