Remote monitoring leads to 4x decline in returns to hospital after joint surgery

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Remote monitoring leads to 4x decline in returns to hospital after joint surgery

Researchers saw a fourfold decline in the rate of patients who needed to go back to the hospital after total hip or knee replacements if they were enrolled in a program that used wearable step counters and conversational text messaging to keep tabs on recovery. The study was published in JAMA Network Open today.

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