Closing the Care Gap with Wearable Devices : Innovating Healthcare with Wearable Patient Monitoring

Patient-focused healthcare, driven by COVID-19 experiences, has become a hallmark for providing healthcare services to patients across all modalities of care and in the home. The ability to capture real-time patient data, no matter the location, via remote patient monitoring, and to transmit that data to providers and organizations approved by the consumer/patient, will become a critical capability for all healthcare providers. Of all the remote patient monitoring product designs, wearable medical devices are emerging as the best positioned to support the evolving patient-focused healthcare environment. This book is for those who are evaluating, selecting, implementing, managing, or designing wearable devices to monitor the health of patients and consumers. This book will provide the knowledge to understand the issues that mitigate the risk of wearable technologies so people can deliver successful projects using these technologies. It will discuss their use in remote patient monitoring, the advantages and disadvantages of different types of physiological sensors, different wireless communication protocols, and different power sources. It will describe issues and solutions in cybersecurity and HIPAA compliance, as well as setting them up to be used in healthcare systems and by patients. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series 3 Title 4 Copyright 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Series Preface 10 Preface 12 Editors 16 Contributors 20 Section 1 Current and Future Uses of Wearable Devices 24 1 A Diabetic’s Story of Wearable Technology: A Spider Bites—Now You’re a Type 1 Diabetic 26 2 The Adoption of Wearables 30 3 The Future of Wearables 40 4 Home Care and Wellness 64 5 Telehealth 68 6 Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) 90 7 RPM Data to Enable Improved Patient Care (Who Uses RPM Data?) 102 Section 2 Standards and Regulatory 108 8 Regulatory and Emerging Standards 110 9 Payment Strategies and Codes 114 10 Medical-Grade Interoperability 118 Section 3 Components of Wearable Devices 122 11 Physiological Sensors 124 12 Wireless Communication 138 13 Batteries and Other Power Sources 144 14 Cybersecurity 150 Section 4 Successful Applications 156 15 Voice Technology and Wearables: Remote Patient Monitoring 158 16 Connected Device for Improved Adherence 166 17 COVID-19 Wellness Monitoring Turns to Health Monitoring 168 Conclusion 176 Glossary of Terms 180 Index 196 Wearable,Devices;,Wearable,Technology;,Home,Care,and,Wellness;,Telehealth;,Remote,Patient,Monitoring;,Improved,Patient,Care;,Regulatory,&,Emerging,Standards;,Payment,Strategies,&,Codes;,Medical,Grade,Interoperability;,Wireless,Communication;,Cybersecurity;,Voice,Technology,&,Wearables;,Connected,Devices;,Wellness,Monitor Wearable Devices,Wearable Technology,Home Care and Wellness,Telehealth,Remote Patient Monitoring,Improved Patient Care,Regulatory & Emerging Standards,Payment Strategies & Codes,Medical Grade Interoperability,Wireless Communication,Cybersecurity,Voice Technology & Wearables,Connected Devices,Wellness Monitor