The COVID-19 crisis has spurred all kinds of technical innovation, not just virtual visits. For United Methodist Communities in Neptune, New Jersey, the pandemic gave them the opportunity, and the necessity, to launch a remote monitoring program, starting with fall detection, that has led to an 80% reduction in falls.

On today's episode host Jonah Comstock welcomes Larry Carlson, CEO of UMC, to look back at that experience and look ahead to the future of remote patient monitoring at UMC.

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Talking points:

How United Methodist Communities took advantage of CARES Act funds to make bold changes
Finding the right balance of privacy and efficacy for remote monitoring
Pre-empting, not detecting falls
How UMC achieved an 80% reduction in falls
Implementation challenges
The importance of connectivity to technology innovation
Advice for others adopting RPM tech
What's next for UMC

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Hospitals get additional $20 billion infusion of CARES Act funds

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How one senior living community used CARES Act funds to jumpstart remote patient monitoring — with Larry Carlson

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