Remote patient monitoring reduces blood pressure for patients in New York State

Hypertension, the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, affects 1.39 billion adults worldwide and has a 46% uncontrolled rate. That poses a substantial burden for hospitals and health systems – and necessitates a paradigm shift in management strategies, clinicians say. 

THE PROBLEM

Uncontrolled hypertension can lead to recurrent heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and death. Social determinants of…