The Impilo blog
Guides, news, and lessons from running remote care programs: devices, logistics, software, and the operations in between.
Simplify Device Procurement for Your Digital Health Program with Impilo
Device procurement for digital health programs is often a complex, time-consuming process. Between identifying the best devices, comparing vendors, negotiating pricing, and ensuring timely delivery, it’s easy to become bogged down by the process. Fortunately, Impilo offers a solution that fundamentally redefines how digital health programs procure devices. By streamlining logistics, saving time, and ensuring smooth integration, Impilo empowers organizations to focus on what truly matters: delivering exceptional healthcare. With these capabilities, Impilo removes friction from procurement. To take full advantage, here are practical strategies to further optimize your process.
July 15, 2025
Scaling RPM Infrastructure to Close Care Gaps and Improve Population Health with Impilo
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is transforming healthcare by enabling continuous care delivery outside traditional clinical settings. Whether you’re a health plan looking to manage member populations more effectively, a healthcare practice aiming to improve patient outcomes, or a digital health organization scaling innovative care solutions, RPM offers a pathway to improve care accessibility, close gaps, and achieve better results.
July 8, 2025
Summer Slump or Opportunity? Keeping Virtual Care Patients Engaged During the Vacation Month
As temperatures rise and vacation plans take shape, many private practices and digital health platforms notice a familiar trend: patient engagement begins to dip. Cancellations increase, no-show rates spike, and patients often deprioritize their care in favor of beach days, family travel, or simply a break from routine.
July 1, 2025
The Most Common RPM Devices in Chronic Care
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is a healthcare model that uses digital technologies to remotely track and collect patients’ medical and health-related data. This innovative approach, a subset of telehealth, is designed to continue tracking healthcare data for patients even after they have been discharged from a healthcare facility or a program started by their physician. RPM empowers healthcare providers to access and analyze vital signs and other health metrics in real-time, being able to have more accurate informaiton and make timely care decisions.
June 24, 2025
Health Plans and Remote Patient Monitoring: A Revolution in Care
The healthcare landscape is evolving, and health plans are playing a pivotal role in integrating remote patient monitoring (RPM) into routine care. RPM, which uses technology to monitor patients' health data remotely, is transforming care delivery, improving outcomes, and reducing costs. But what does this mean for patients, providers, and insurers? Let’s unpack the intersection of health plans and RPM to understand how it benefits everyone involved.
June 18, 2025
Can Wearables Predict Hospitalizations? Leveraging Virtual Monitoring Before It's Too Late
Imagine a world where your health devices warn you about potential health risks before an emergency strikes. Once considered a novelty for tracking steps and calories, wearables are now becoming more sophisticated. With advancements in technology, these devices are monitoring health metrics and predicting potential hospitalizations.
June 10, 2025
Silent Risks, Smart Solutions: How Remote Patient Monitoring Can Transform Men’s Health
June is recognized as Men’s Health Month, a time dedicated to promoting awareness about preventable health issues and highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and treatment for men and boys. But year after year, the same troubling trends persist: men are statistically less likely to seek medical care, less likely to attend regular checkups, and more likely to die from preventable chronic diseases. Cleveland Clinic found that 72% of men would rather do household chores, like cleaning the bathroom or mowing the lawn, than go to the doctor.
June 3, 2025
Remote Patient Monitoring and Digital Health Improving Everyday Healthcare
The way we approach healthcare is changing rapidly. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) and digital health technologies are at the forefront of this transformation. With tools like wearable devices, telemedicine, and AI-driven analytics, these innovations make it easier to provide personalized care while improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency. This blog will explore the evolution of these technologies, the role of RPM in healthcare, and what the future holds for digital health.
May 28, 2025
Remote Patient Monitoring in Mental Health Care
Mental health care has come a long way in recent years. However, access, stigma, and continuity of care remain major challenges, especially for people living with chronic conditions or in underserved areas. That’s where Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is starting to make a real impact.
May 21, 2025
Managing Gestational Diabetes: How Remote Monitoring is Transforming Pregnancy Care
Pregnancy is a time of tremendous change, both emotionally and physically. As a woman's body nurtures new life, it undergoes numerous adjustments to support the developing baby. One important aspect of prenatal health that deserves special attention is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM, a condition that affects about 6–9% of pregnant women in the United States, according to the CDC.
May 14, 2025
Managing Hypertension and Heart Health in Women Through Remote Patient Monitoring
Did you know that nearly half of all women in the U.S. (45.7%) have high blood pressure, and many don’t even know it? Hypertension is often called the “silent killer,” and it’s especially underdiagnosed and undertreated in women. But Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is changing that.
May 6, 2025
Choosing the Right Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Partner: Why It Matters
As healthcare organizations look to innovative strategies and programs to boost patient outcomes, lower hospital readmissions, and streamline operations, the demand for remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions continues to grow. However, not all RPM partners are created equal. Choosing the right RPM partner can mean the difference between a seamless, scalable program and one riddled with inefficiencies, compliance risks, and extra charges. Here’s why working with the right RPM partner is beneficial and what you should consider when making your choice.
April 29, 2025