Higher Health outcomes & Patient well-being

Transitioning to an RPM system will be a significant change for patients, healthcare providers, and healthcare facilities. Analyzing positive and negative social impacts that might arise with the transition to RPM is essential. As mentioned, patient data is securely stored and encrypted because if not, it could lead to privacy concerns and data breaches, which can and will lead to serious ethical and social consequences. However, as a society, switching to RPM means leading to higher health outcomes and patient well-being.

A social implication to consider when discussing the integration of RPM is how healthcare services will be delivered and how some roles will change. Introducing RPM to the healthcare field

will alter healthcare professionals' roles and responsibilities, which can lead to general changes in the healthcare workforce. Nurses and physicians must learn new and different ways to adapt to remote patient monitoring systems.