Clinical Research
In May 2023, Heart Rhythm Society released an expert consensus statement that provided best practices for remote monitoring programs. The new statement placed emphasis on the importance of patient engagement, data management, and adequate staffing. The guidelines were updated from the previous 2015 version, which first identified remote monitoring as a class 1a recommendation and the standard of care for managing cardiac devices.
As monitoring technology and best practices have evolved over the past decade, new research proving the value of monitoring and offering solutions to optimize it continue to emerge. Explore the articles below for the latest research in the field of remote cardiac monitoring.
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Expert Consensus Statement and Remote Patient Monitoring Guidelines
KEVIN HOFFMAN
May 25, 2023
A few of the most important key takeaways from the Heart Rhythm Society’s presentation of the Expert Consensus Statement…
Patient Preferences for Additional Health Care Information and Participation in Shared Decision Making in an Outpatient Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinic
2024-10-06
Among patients in an outpatient EP clinic, this study investigated patient preferences for participation in shared decision-making for their care. Independent of age or education level, the study found that 76% of participants wished to know most or all information about their condition, and 52% preferred to participate in their own care.
Standardizing alert programming across vendors in an implantable loop recorder patient cohort to reduce alert and clinic staff burden: A Pilot 2-week analysis study
2024-10-06
Remotely monitoring implantable loop recorders (ILRs) creates a significant alert burden for device clinic staff. This study sought to reduce that burden by programming similar ILR alerts per diagnosis across vendors using a template to standardize alerts. Programming alerts in this way led to a 66% reduction in the raw number of combined alerts from all vendors, supporting further evaluation of this method for reducing ILR alert burden.
Optimizing Remote Monitoring Alerts for CIED Patients to Reduce Resource Utilization Without Compromising Clinical Care
2024-10-06
This study evaluated the work burden associated with remote monitoring and found that a minority of patients (20%) generated the majority of alerts (65%). The authors proposed reprograming off non-clinically actionable and redundant alerts or customizing alerts to patients’ diagnoses to alleviate the burden.
Impact of Patient Access to Atrial Fibrillation Burden Data Detected Via Insertable Cardiac Monitor
2024-10-06
In this study, patients undergoing ICM remote monitoring were given access to their atrial fibrillation burden data. Patients with access to their data reported having more informed conversations with their providers, suggesting that access increased their engagement with their care and agency over their health.
Failure of Implantable Cardiac Monitor Connectivity: Lessons Learned and Implications for Clinical Care
2024-10-06
Maintaining high patient connectivity is a significant challenge in remote cardiac monitoring, but little is known about how different transmission methods impact daily connectivity. Despite the recent push to adopt bluetooth, this study found that using a bedside monitor was much more reliable for maintaining connectivity than a bluetooth-enabled smartphone app.
Expert Consensus Statement and Remote Patient Monitoring Guidelines
2024-10-06
A few of the most important key takeaways from the Heart Rhythm Society’s presentation of the Expert Consensus Statement
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