  Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies have been identified as a viable
alternative to improve access to care in underserved communities. Successful
RPM platforms are designed and implemented for seamless integration into
healthcare providers work to increase adoption and availability for offering
remote care. A quantitative survey was designed and administered to elicit
perspectives from a wide range of stakeholders, including healthcare providers
and healthcare administrators, about barriers and facilitators in the adoption
and integration of RPM into clinical workflows in underserved areas. Ease of
adoption, workflow disruption, changes in the patient-physician relationship,
and costs and financial benefits are identified as relevant factors that
influence the widespread use of RPM by healthcare providers; significant
communication and other implementation preferences also emerged. Further
research is needed to identify methods to address such concerns and use
information collected in this study to develop protocols for RPM integration
into clinical workflow.
