Remote Patient Monitoring Needs Proactive, Signal-Based Care

The U.S. healthcare system has long been defined by its reactivity. Care is delivered when symptoms surface, when patients seek care or when conditions escalate to a point of urgency. However, this reactive model – shaped in part by historical limitations in data management and communication – is increasingly misaligned with what modern tools and technologies make possible.

Today, a growing body of evidence supports the efficacy of a transition from symptom-based interventions to a more proactive, "signal-based" model of care. Here, healthcare does not wait for overt symptoms to materialize. Instead, it leverages subtle physiological and behavioral indicators, captured passively and continuously, to initiate earlier and more personalized intervention.