For decades, doctors have used tools like Holter cardiac monitors to assess health, such as heart function, while the patient goes about his or her daily routine. More recently, consumers have begun donning Fitbits and other activity trackers to monitor their footsteps, their sleep patterns, their heart rate and more - uploading the results to sites like MyFitnessPal.com. Where clinical tools and consumer technology intersect lies an opportunity to improve clinical outcomes in workers' compensation. Remote Care Management (RCM), an application of telehealth, could be particularly useful in those cases where comorbidity threatens to interfere with the quality and speed of recovery...Read more
Featured on WorkCompWire, February 23, 2016
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