Top 7 Remote Patient Monitoring Companies

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology has been gaining popularity within the healthcare industry in recent years. Providers are embracing RPM tools to increasingly monitor patients outside traditional clinical settings, such as at home or in remote locations. This innovative care model is changing how healthcare is delivered and making it possible to improve patient well-being. 

For those in the market, there are a handful of RPM companies that do an excellent job of helping healthcare providers deliver remote care to thousands of patients. Let’s take a look at the top seven remote patient monitoring companies. 

The Top 7 Remote Patient Monitoring Companies Include:

1. Athelas
2. Optimize Health
3. Vivify Health
4. 100plus
5. Accuhealth Technologies
6. Prevounce
7. Vitls Inc.

1. Athelas

Athelas is a unique biotech company offering a robust RPM solution. Their RPM program features their range of Athelas devices, powered by AI Image Computing to detect the WBC (white blood cell count) and neutrophil count of a blood sample (taken by a single prick). Athelas’ powerful and compact machines, combined with an easily integratabtle RPM service make them the top choice for practices looking for an RPM program to adopt.

Overview

Website: www.Athelas.com
Funding amount: $150.1M
Number of patients managed: 100,000+
Devices included: 

• Athelas One
• Blood Pressure Cuff
• Glucometer
• Weight scale
• Pill track
• Totalcare
• Doctor app
• Athelas Home
• Revenue cycle management program

Key Features

• Has the only RPM devices that measure WBC and neutrophil count
• Offers a full team for reimbursements and medical billing
• Highest reimbursement rates for RPM in the industry
• Works with Medicare, Medicaid, and Private insurers
• Truly end-to-end RPM experience
• Offers population health management alerting for at-risk patients
• Integrates with largest EHRs, including Epic
• Devices provided at no extra cost

Competitive edge

Athelas is the only solution on the market to provide a truly end-to-end experience. In its service, Athelas handles patient onboarding, device management, customer support, testing compliance, billing, and more. It also has a suite of in-house devices, such as the Athelas One, making it the only true RPM company to take devices beyond the standard white-labeled suite. 

The Bottom Line

The RPM programs offered by Athelas are by far more flexible & consumer-friendly than other products offered in the RPM tech space. Additionally, the innovations encapsulated within the Athelas devices are at technological levels other RPM devices simply cannot compete with. 

With top institutional investor backing, over $100mn in funding, and work with top facilities such as California Department of State Hospitals, Athelas is poised to be the #1 RPM player in the country. 

2. Optimize Health

Optimize Health is a remote patient monitoring (RPM) provider that offers a line of standard devices, such as blood pressure monitors and glucometers. The platform sells a user-friendly RPM solution powered by their devices and is sold at the standard market rate (average price).

Overview

Website: www.optimize.health
Funding amount: $19.1M
Devices included: 

• Blood pressure monitor
• Glucometer
• Weight scale
• Pulse oximeter

Key Features

• Main selling points include communication via text/call/through their platform if a medical device detects abnormal results
• Customizable platform tailored to each patient 
• Devices are capable of connecting to cellular & Bluetooth

Competitive edge

Most of what Optimize provides is standard with other RPM companies, including pricing and support teams. Unfortunately, Optimize focuses mainly on Medicare coverage of RPM. Their devices are the same white-labeled devices provided by other RPM companies. 

The Bottom Line

Optimize Health provides a solid option for medical practices and healthcare providers looking for an RPM solution. However, there is nothing exceptional about the RPM program offered by Optimize, which makes it harder to choose them over more convenient options like Athelas. 

3. Vivify Health

Vivify Health is an RPM provider that prides itself on regular compliance check-ins with patients, as well as virtual checkups, making them synonymous with a semi-automated clinician.

Overview

Company Name: www.VivifyHealth.com
Funding amount: $23.4M
Number of patients managed: Unknown
Devices included: 

• Standard white-labeled RPM devices
• Some specialty products are available 

Key Features

• Offers virtual visits
• Focuses on chronic care management

Competitive edge

Vivify is vague in their advertised benefits. Many of their offerings align with that of a standard RPM company. However, Vivify does focus its offering on ‘pathways’, or a structured path to caring for patients, from onboarding to intervention. 

The Bottom Line

Although regular compliance check-ins and virtual visits may sound incredibly attractive, it is important to know that these things can be offered by many RPM companies. When looking for a worthwhile RPM solution, it is best to invest in one with a unique identifier that not everyone else is doing.  

4. 100Plus

100Plus is a fast growing RPM solution. Its sim-connected devices and RPM programs do most of the heavy lifting. 100 Plus offers logistical support such as installing and setting up the devices, which makes it a rising competitor in the RPM solutions space.

Overview

Website: www.100Plus.com
Funding amount: $39.8M
Devices included: 

• Blood pressure cuff
• Blood glucose monitor
• Digital weight scale
• Pulse oximeter

Key Features

• Currently developing an AI-enhanced telehealth platform 
• 100 Plus handles device shipping + setup
• Provides daily check-in with patients
• Generated dashboard for review by medical professional

Competitive Edge

100Plus offers simple pricing and access to support teams. They also handle device setup and logistical issues. However, 100Plus underpforms in their actual RPM devices, which are standard, white-labeled, and look hard to use. 

Finally, 100Plus is not independently owned by founders, and is instead directed by a private equity firm.

The Bottom Line

100 Plus looks like a viable solution for medical providers looking for an RPM solution. However, the lack of advanced technology present in their devices makes one question the viability of this RPM solution. Consequently, technically advanced RPM solutions, like that of Athelas, seem to be a much more viable RPM program for medical providers.

5. Accuhealth Technologies

Accuhealth Technologies is a giant within the RPM space with products in many homes across the country. Their RPM solution consists of a wide range of standard medical devices combined with an AI-enhanced software platform that interprets data. For these reasons, Acculhealth’s RPM program is well known among the medical community.

Overview

Website: www.Accuhealth.tech
Number of patients managed: 21,232
Devices included: 

• Weight scale
• Blood pressure cuff
• Pulse oximeter
• Thermometer

Key Features

• Accuhealth offers an AI-enhanced platform to interpret data (known as EVELYN)
• Accuhealth aims to integrate with every EHR. If this isn’t possible, integration is offered for a fee of $500
• Ships directly to the patient
• Offers monthly CMS reports

Competitive Edge

Accuhealth’s main selling point is an AI-enhanced software platform. While this platform is a start to better care, their standard white-labeled devices only capture a handful of illnesses. Unfortunately, unlike platforms like Athelas, AccuHealth also does not provide free devices. AccuHealth’s devices are $100 each.

The Bottom Line

Overall, Accuhealth seems like a strong option for practices looking for RPM solutions. However, their low-tech devices and inability to capture important biometrics like WBC and neutrophil make other RPM solutions (like Athelas) a smarter choice. Rolling out their RPM program is hard to swallow at $100 per device.

6. Prevounce

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Prevounce is another standard RPM provider with 3 whitelabeled device offerings such as a glucometer, weight scale, and blood pressure cuff. Like Athelas, Prevounce doesn’t charge extra for devices.

Overview

Company website: www.Prevounce.com
Funding amount: $4.5mn
Devices included: 

• Glucometer
• Weight scale
• Blood pressure cuff

Key Features

• Device cost included
• Three basic devices
• Dashboarding of RPM results available

Competitive Edge

Overall, Prevounce looks like a standard RPM company. Like many others on the list, they provide basic devices and dashboarding. However, there is little to differentiate it amongst the other sea of white-labeling RPM companies. 

The Bottom Line

Unfortunately, Prevounce does not cover billing for practices. As a result, their RPM program is susceptible to not being covered for the entire patient populations’ insurances, including Medicare, Medicaid, and Private insurances. 

7. Vitls Inc.

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Vitls Inc. offers an RPM solution that provides a singular smart, wearable device named Tego. This device monitors standard health biometrics such as body temperature and pulse rate.  

Overview

Company website: www.vitlsinc.com
Funding amount: Unknown
Devices included: 

• Tego Device - wearable smart device that monitors basic health metrics such as body temperature and pulse rate

• Vitls Inc. offers an app that pairs with their Tego device

Key Features

• Real-time monitoring of health data
• Data is monitored and sent to their cloud platform in realtime
• Suitable with pediatrics
• Integrates with a multitude of EHR platforms or their own dashboard

Competitive Edge

Tego device is not very technically advanced and can only monitor basic biometrics. The Device itself only has a 5 day battery life for continuous monitoring. 

The Bottom Line

Unfortunately, readings provided by this device are most likely not covered by CMS codes, so practices are unable to generate revenue for it. Despite these setbacks, Vitls offers a unique device in the RPM market. 

Athelas: The Best RPM Company for Independent Practices, Multi-Physician Groups, and Health Systems

If you’re looking for an end-to-end RPM company to earn extra revenue and improve outcomes, look no further than Athelas. Athelas provides the world’s most comprehensive Remote Patient Monitoring platform. Unlike its competitors, Athelas handles small details of implementing RPM for your practice so it’s not a headache. These details include device shipment, customer support, automatic alerting, and more. Athelas also covers overhead for device, making it easy for your practice to start.

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