Remote Patient Monitoring Specialists

High School

Remote patient monitoring specialists must be excellent communicators and technology experts (at least regarding telehealth technology and common RPM devices). As a result, it’s a good idea to take English, speech, writing, foreign language, and computer science (especially data science, database management, and artificial intelligence) courses to build your skills in these areas. Other recommended courses include health, biology, mathematics, and psychology.

Postsecondary Education

Remote patient monitoring specialists have bachelor’s degrees in a wide range of fields, including healthcare administration, nursing, health informatics, computer science, and information technology. Students also obtain experience using remote patient monitoring systems by participating in internships and other experiential learning opportunities.

Certification

A growing number of colleges and universities offer undergraduate and graduate programs in telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and related fields. For example, the University of Texas at Arlington offers a telehealth and health informatics certificate. Visit https://resources.uta.edu/elearning/undergrad-certificate-telehealth-and-health-informatics.php for more information. Contact colleges and universities in your area to see what types of programs are available.

The Telehealth Certification Institute (https://www.telementalhealthtraining.com) offers a variety of certificate programs, including ones in telemental health training and telehealth director and coordinator.

Other Education or Training

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society offers webinars such as Data Analytics, Interpretation, and Reporting; Population Health through Telehealth: Industry Trends and Career Opportunities; Telehealth Project Management: Unique Challenges and Critical Success Factors; and Providing Quality Telehealth Care. The American Telemedicine Association provides webinars such as Achieving Excellence in Virtual Care: Standardizing High-Quality Care with Real-World Insights; Revolutionize Patient Onboarding: Real-Time Verification That Delivers and Complies; Expanding Telehealth for Remote and At-Home Patient Care. In-person courses and webinars are also offered by other professional associations, colleges and universities, and online learning platforms.