Remote Patient Monitoring Program Components and Short-Term Hypertension Control: Retrospective Cohort Study

This is the first study to compare outcomes for RPM patients using clinical nurse monitoring and independent staff monitoring. This study represents a contribution to the literature on clinical outcomes for RPM patients with a focus on short-term, rather than longer-term, hypertension control, evaluation of nurse monitoring conducted by Brook Health compared to clinical staff, and the joint association of monitoring frequency and Brook nurse monitoring on hypertension control. Our study findings suggest that both frequency of monitoring and specialized nurse monitoring improve hypertension control within 3 months of program enrollment. The combination of higher monitoring frequency and Brook nurse monitoring may serve as a cost-effective approach to hypertension control in high-risk populations that overcomes the limitations of clinical care staff.