Remote Patient Monitoring Is Scaling Without a Clear Organizational Model: Insights From the Netherlands

Health care systems worldwide are facing growing workforce shortages. The pressure on health care professionals continues to increase, while waiting times for patients are rising. These shortages are projected to worsen globally in the coming years. As the chief medical information officer of a Dutch hospital described it, the situation resembles “A car speeding toward a stationary wall requiring action from those behind the wheel.” Clearly, labor-saving innovations are no longer a choice but a necessity.