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. 2022 Mar 22;327(12):1125-1126.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.2040.

Remote Patient Monitoring During COVID-19: An Unexpected Patient Safety Benefit

Peter J Pronovost  1   2 , Melissa D Cole  3   4 , Robert M Hughes  1   5
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Remote Patient Monitoring During COVID-19: An Unexpected Patient Safety Benefit

Peter J Pronovost et al. JAMA. .
No abstract available

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This Viewpoint explains how some hospitals used home monitoring of pulse oximetry during the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid patient overcrowding and control high patient to staff ratios and how increased use of home monitoring for other vital signs could potentially improve patient safety and decrease costs.

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