根據(jù)Frost & Sullivan(Palo Alto, CA, USA)的一項報告：針對高齡患者和慢性疾病患者的家庭護理，是兩項正在快速增長的需求，作為經濟有效的高質量健康醫(yī)療的措施，正面臨著巨大的需求。

對慢性疾病患者的遠程監(jiān)測將會顯著減少入院治療的時間，縮短等待醫(yī)生預約的時間--這在歐洲特別是英國是特別嚴重的問題， 因此可以促進它的使用。一項重大挑戰(zhàn)是政府拒絕補償患者遠程監(jiān)測的費用。但是在不遠的將來，在英國和德國應用遠程監(jiān)測將很可能獲得補償。

Remote Patient Monitoring in Europe
 
Homecare for the aged and the chronically ill, two rapidly expanding population segments, are underlining the immense potential of remote patient monitoring as a means of delivering cost-effective, high-quality healthcare in Europe, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan (Palo Alto, CA, USA).

Remote monitoring of chronically ill patients will significantly reduce costs incurred on hospital stays and shorten waiting times for doctor appointments--a rampant problem in Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom, thereby promoting its appeal. A key challenge is the refusal of governments to reimburse remote monitoring of patient populations. However, there are indications in the United Kingdom and Germany that remote monitoring is likely to come under the reimbursement bracket in the near future.