What is remote patient monitoring (RPM)?
Remote patient monitoring, or RPM, uses connected devices to track a patient’s health from home and send that data to their care team. Blood pressure, heart rate, glucose, and more flow to clinicians without the patient leaving the house.
It changes the rhythm of care. Instead of a snapshot every few months in a clinic, doctors get a continuous picture, so they can step in early when something drifts rather than waiting for a crisis.
For patients with chronic conditions, that early warning can be the difference between a quick adjustment and a hospital stay.
Sthenos built an IoT health monitoring app for a healthcare enterprise, connecting devices to clinicians in real time.
Related terms: Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), electronic medical record (EMR).
What conditions is RPM used for?
Often chronic ones like heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, where steady monitoring catches problems early.
