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Remote patient monitoring volume by state

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) helps patients with chronic health conditions and their providers record and track the patient’s information on an ongoing basis. RPM systems capture changes in the patient’s physiological signs and can indicate the need for caregiver intervention.

How many patients are using remote patient monitoring?

Analyzing data from the Definitive Healthcare ClaimsMx product shows nearly 600,000 patients had an RPM related procedure claim in 2020. Through 2021, there were about 619,000 patients with an RPM related procedure claim. The table below lists states in order of RPM patients for 2021.

Number of remote patient monitoring patients by state

RankStateRPM patients in 2020RPM patients in 2021Explore dataset
1New York82,32975,425Explore
2Texas55,38666,956Explore
3Florida41,74145,155Explore
4California40,16343,465Explore
5Georgia34,30038,544Explore
6Arizona28,91133,633Explore
7North Carolina29,06433,124Explore
8New Jersey24,95827,786Explore
9Michigan18,98924,174Explore
10South Carolina18,04819,298Explore
11Pennsylvania17,44018,226Explore
12Illinois16,23716,542Explore
13Ohio13,87514,868Explore
14Alabama12,65313,415Explore
15Tennessee12,13612,364Explore
16Virginia11,42411,604Explore
17Kentucky7,37410,540Explore
18Louisiana8,7259,971Explore
19Oklahoma10,6989,398Explore
20Indiana7,6228,724Explore
21Colorado8,9487,575Explore
22New Mexico7,7556,331Explore
23Minnesota7,3695,912Explore
24Washington7,2235,888Explore
25Mississippi5,3405,786Explore
26Maryland6,0685,729Explore
27Connecticut6,0295,149Explore
28Nevada6,6814,695Explore
29Arkansas4,2074,631Explore
30Massachusetts4,2654,369Explore
31Iowa16,2904,148Explore
32Nebraska4,2723,965Explore
33Wisconsin1,8322,843Explore
34Delaware3,7122,841Explore
35Missouri2,7602,582Explore
36Utah1,9362,409Explore
37Idaho1,5192,238Explore
38Oregon2,5672,213Explore
39Kansas1,6391,638Explore
40West Virginia1,5131,418Explore
41Maine595646Explore
42New Hampshire300534Explore
43South Dakota786425Explore
44Wyoming483395Explore
45Hawaii696374Explore
46Montana639371Explore
47District of Columbia186302Explore
48Rhode Island235257Explore
49North Dakota791205Explore
50Vermont111126Explore
51Alaska27635Explore

Fig. 1  Data from the Definitive Healthcare ClaimsMx product for calendar year 2020 and 2021. Medical claims data is sourced from multiple medical claims clearinghouses in the United States and updated monthly. Data accurate as of April 2022.

Which states have the most RPM patients?

New York, Texas and Florida had the most patients with RPM associated procedure claims in 2021. New York’s patient volume (75,425) is 30,000 more than Florida’s patient volume (45,155). The top 10 states for RPM patients in 2020 are also the top 15 states based on 2021 data.

Which states have the least RPM patients?

Alaska and Vermont each had less than 200 RPM patients based on 2021 ClaimsMx data.

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