How can we improve the safe and effective use of remote monitoring devices in ambulatory and home-based care?

Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol is a tertiary university hospital with growing experience in remote patient monitoring across ambulatory pathways and home-based care models. These technologies offer clear potential to support early detection of deterioration, improve follow-up, and enable more efficient and patient-centred care beyond conventional inpatient settings.

However, real-world implementation remains limited by practical and clinical barriers that aren’t solved by data analysis alone. In routine care, remote monitoring devices may be worn incorrectly, removed for prolonged periods, left uncharged, lose connectivity, or fail without immediate awareness by patients or professionals. These issues reduce monitoring continuity, compromise the quality and trustworthiness of physiological information, increase operational burden for care teams, and may ultimately affect patient safety and adoption.

We are therefore seeking innovative solutions that help ensure that remote monitoring devices are used correctly and consistently, remain operational in real-world conditions, and can be deployed safely and efficiently at scale in ambulatory and home-based care.