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Remote monitoring can help doctors care for more patientsPractices that adopted remote monitoring took on more patients and had more office visitsThe practices also had a 20% increase in their Medicare revenue

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health care has been revolutionized by devices that can remotely monitor people’s vital signs, allowing doctors to keep tabs on things like blood pressure between office visits.

Such monitoring might also help people more easily see a family doctor, a new study says.

Practices that adopt remote monitoring technology can treat more patients, including ones with more complex health problems, researchers reported Nov. 3 in the journal Health Affairs .

“In a time when many call for a strengthening of primary care, our study

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