Medical Monitoring & Remote Programming: Washington Post: These Louisiana physicians can monitor your blood pressure — and you don’t even have to leave your living room

Friday, July 20, 2018

Washington Post: These Louisiana physicians can monitor your blood pressure — and you don’t even have to leave your living room

Interesting article from the Washington Post. What's interesting is that they focus on high blood pressure. Yes, high blood pressure is a concern, but with heart patients of even greater concern is low blood pressure. Nevertheless, it does discuss in detail and in a readable manner, the real benefits of remote monitoring and remote patient management.

Here's the link to the article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/these-louisiana-physicians-can-monitor-your-blood-pressure--and-you-dont-even-have-to-leave-your-living-room/2018/07/11/6d57f198-7beb-11e8-93cc-6d3beccdd7a3_story.html?utm_term=.383dd5c9dfb0

It's worth your time to read.

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