Navigating the landscape of remote patient monitoring in Canada: trends, challenges, and future directions

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has driven significant advancements in Canadian healthcare, especially during the transformative period from 2018 to 2023. This perspective article explores the state of play and examines the current landscape of RPM platforms adopted across Canada, detailing their fu...

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Main Authors: Khayreddine Bouabida, Breitner Gomes Chaves, Enoch Anane, Navaal Jagram
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1523401/full
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description Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has driven significant advancements in Canadian healthcare, especially during the transformative period from 2018 to 2023. This perspective article explores the state of play and examines the current landscape of RPM platforms adopted across Canada, detailing their functionalities and measurable impacts on healthcare outcomes, particularly in chronic disease management and hospital readmission reduction. We explore the regulatory, technical, and operational challenges that RPM faces, including critical issues around data privacy, security, and interoperability, factors essential for sustainable integration. Additionally, this article provides a balanced analysis of RPM's potential for continued growth within Canadian healthcare, highlighting its strengths and limitations in the post-2023 context and offering strategic recommendations to guide its future development. Keywords: Remote Patient Monitoring, Digital Health, Virtual Care, Canadian Healthcare, Healthcare Technology, AI, Perspectives.
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spelling doaj-art-6f5e55585d204f13a18fb623de72f5852025-02-04T06:32:09ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Digital Health2673-253X2025-02-01710.3389/fdgth.2025.15234011523401Navigating the landscape of remote patient monitoring in Canada: trends, challenges, and future directionsKhayreddine Bouabida0Khayreddine Bouabida1Khayreddine Bouabida2Khayreddine Bouabida3Breitner Gomes Chaves4Enoch Anane5Navaal Jagram6Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Research Center of the Hospital Center of the University of Montreal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, CanadaÉcole de Santé Publique (ESPUM), Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Biomedical Research, St. George’s University School of Medicine, Great River, NY, United StatesDepartment of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC), Brooklyn, NY, United StatesDepartement of Community Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, CanadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, The Brooklyn Hospital Center (TBHC), Brooklyn, NY, United StatesDepartment of Biomedical Research, St. George’s University School of Medicine, Great River, NY, United StatesRemote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has driven significant advancements in Canadian healthcare, especially during the transformative period from 2018 to 2023. This perspective article explores the state of play and examines the current landscape of RPM platforms adopted across Canada, detailing their functionalities and measurable impacts on healthcare outcomes, particularly in chronic disease management and hospital readmission reduction. We explore the regulatory, technical, and operational challenges that RPM faces, including critical issues around data privacy, security, and interoperability, factors essential for sustainable integration. Additionally, this article provides a balanced analysis of RPM's potential for continued growth within Canadian healthcare, highlighting its strengths and limitations in the post-2023 context and offering strategic recommendations to guide its future development. Keywords: Remote Patient Monitoring, Digital Health, Virtual Care, Canadian Healthcare, Healthcare Technology, AI, Perspectives.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2025.1523401/fullremote patient monitoringdigital healthvirtual careCanadian healthcarehealthcare technologyAI
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virtual care
Canadian healthcare
healthcare technology
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topic remote patient monitoring
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virtual care
Canadian healthcare
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AI
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