Clinical Trial: Effect of Remote Physiologic Monitoring (RPM) on Outcomes in COPD Patients

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: The Clinical Significance of Patient Care Escalations From a Remote Monitoring Service

Brief Summary: This pre/post study was a retrospective analysis of unplanned hospitalization rates in a cohort of COPD subjects started on remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) at a large, outpatient pulmonary practice. The study included all subjects with high healthcare utilization (?1 hospitalization or emergency room visit in the prior year) who had elected to enroll in an RPM service for assistance with clinical management. Additional inclusion criteria included being on RPM for at least 12 months and a patient of the practice for at least two years (12 months pre- and post-initiation of RPM).