Best RPM Devices 2024

Implementing a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) program is a great opportunity for providers seeing Medicare patients to increase patient engagement / satisfaction and improve clinical outcomes all while driving new practice revenue with 4 CPT codes reimbursing upwards of $150/patient/month.

Successful RPM programs depend on accurately collecting physiological measurements from patients remotely.  The exciting news is that since the addition of RPM to the physician fee schedule in 2019 many FDA cleared medical devices have become available to providers and their patients. 

With 4/5G cellular, bluetooth, hub/gateway, radar-based passive monitoring devices, etc. available there is no doubt a device exists that suits your program - the question is what are the best RPM devices for you and your patients?

As a device-agnostic RPM platform powering programs across the country CCN Health is integrated with over 50+ FDA cleared medical devices. While we can’t definitively answer that question for you we can review 4 of the leading RPM device suppliers.

1. Tenovi
2. Smart Meter
3. BodyTrace
4. TelliHealth

P.s. If you would like to learn more about RPM device options definitely reach out to sales@careconnectionnetworks.com or schedule a meeting - we would love to talk through your use case and answer any questions.

Tenovi

Website: https://www.tenovi.com/

With a mission to unlock preventative care for every patient population Tenovi describes themselves as the glue that connects medical device manufacturers and RPM companies.

Tenovi has two options:

1. Cellular Gateway + devices(s) - The gateway contains the sim card and then any number of  bluetooth devices can automatically connect to it.  When a measurement is taken it is transmitted in real-time over various cellular providers.
2. Standalone 4G cellular device(s) - These devices have a sim card embedded directly in them meaning there is no need for a gateway.

Pros

• Offer both gateway-connected and 4G cellular devices options.
• Largest number of device offerings compared to the competition
• Continue to integrate more bluetooth devices with their cellular gateway, enabling new opportunities for different patient populations.
• Gateway illuminates red every day to remind patient to take reading.
• Robust APIs for platforms wanting to integrate
• Great customer support

Cons

• Payment terms not as competitive.

Supported Gateway Devices

Blood Pressure Monitor

Omron Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor

Blood Glucose Monitor

Trividia TrueMetrix Air Glucose Monitor

Weight Scale

Vitafit Bariatric Scale

A&D Medical Scale

Thermometer

PathRX PatchCap

Halie Inhaler Sensor

Smart Pillbox

Peak Flow Meter

Thermometer

Activity Tracking Watch

Supported Cellular Devices 

Cellular Blood Pressure Monitor

Cellular Blood Glucose Monitor

Cellular Pulse Oximeter

Cellular Weight Scale

Smart Meter

Website: https://smartmeterrpm.com/

Smart Meter is a leading supplier of Cellular Remote Patient Monitoring devices to a nationwide network of SmartPartners. Smart Meter’s FDA cleared monitoring devices are connected to an exclusive AT&T private data network to ensure a secure and reliable transmission.

Smarter Meter only offers 4/5G standalone cellular devices that connect to AT&T.

Supported Devices

Cellular Blood Pressure Monitor

Cellular A&D Blood Pressure Monitor

Cellular Weight Scale

Cellular Pulse Oximeter

Cellular Glucose Monitor

Pros:

• Offer all of the most common cellular enabled devices for RPM 
• Competitive payment terms
• Great support
• Robust API

Cons:

• Only connect to AT&T

BodyTrace

Website: https://www.bodytrace.com/

BodyTrace was one of the first companies to embed sim cards directly into weight scales and blood pressure monitors. They only offer 4G cellular blood pressure monitors and weight scales.

Supported Devices

Cellular Blood Pressure Monitor

Cellular Weight Scale

Pros

• Simple to get started
• Cost-effective

Cons

• No payment terms
• Limited support
• Limited devices
• Limited API capabilities

Telli Health

Website: https://tellihealth.com/

Telli Health is an RPM device supplier that entered the market later to the game compared with other brands. They exclusively offer 4G cellular devices.

Pros

• Unique devices such as Sleep / Resting Heart Rate Monitor that fall outside of the normal RPM device options
• Low price point

Cons

• Self-service with very limited support.
• Devices have to be reset every so often to hold cellular connection.
• Very limited APIs, most everything has to be done via their self-service portal.

Supported Devices

Cellular Blood Pressure Monitor

Cellular Pulse Oximeter

Cellular Weight Scale

Cellular Thermometer

Cellular Blood Glucose Monitor

Cellular Peak Flow Meter

Cellular Sleep / Resting Heart Rate Monitor

Why healthcare organizations choose CCN Health

Regardless of which RPM device your organization goes with CCN Health is here to support you. As a device agnostic platform CCN Health is integrated with over 50+ FDA cleared medical devices including Tenovi, SmartMeter, BodyTrace, Telli Health, Dexcom, Omron, Jumper, LiveMetric, etc.  If your organization is interested in implementing an RPM program, but not sure where to start feel free to reach out to sales@careconnectionnetworks.com with any questions or schedule a call. We would love to help.