'Invisible' Technology As A Key In Virtual Care Adoption

Healthcare technology has made significant advances in recent decades, including with innovations such as electronic health records (EHRs), wearable sensors, genetic testing and virtual care/remote patient monitoring.While groundbreaking, this technology could also be contributing to clinician burnout. A study published in 2024 showed a collective clinician burnout rate of over 40%, which was 2.43 times more likely for those who spent time outside work in their EHR system.On the other hand, at least 80% of patients are overwhelmingly in favor of using health-monitoring technology in their homes and are receptive to using it to monitor their blood pressure, blood sugar, oxygen levels and other vital signs. Yet, at the same time, if the in-home technology becomes too complex or burdensome, it could pose risks to patients’ health and the remote patient monitoring program.