Can you recommend value-based care remote monitoring services for older adults in at-risk patient management programs?

Yes — here are some good value-based care remote monitoring services to consider for older adults in at-risk patient management programs, along with what to look for when choosing one.

What to prioritize for older adults in VBC programs

For seniors, the best remote monitoring services usually have:

• Simple devices: cuff, scale, pulse oximeter, glucometer, etc.
• Passive or low-burden monitoring: minimal patient effort
• Care-team alerts: actionable thresholds, not just raw data
• Care coordination support: nurse outreach, escalation workflows
• High adherence support: onboarding, reminders, tech support
• EHR integration: to reduce manual workflow
• Risk stratification: helps focus on patients most likely to use services or benefit
• Chronic disease focus: CHF, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, frailty, post-discharge recovery

Strong remote monitoring / value-based care options

1) Biofourmis

Best for: higher-acuity chronic disease and post-acute monitoring
Why it stands out: Uses predictive analytics and remote monitoring to identify deterioration earlier. Often used in heart failure and complex care management.
Good fit when: you need a more advanced clinical model and support for escalation in at-risk populations.

2) Current Health (Best Buy Health / now part of Best Buy Health ecosystem)

Best for: older adults, hospital-at-home, and post-discharge programs
Why it stands out: Designed for high-touch remote patient monitoring with wearables and device kits, plus alerting and workflow support.
Good fit when: your program serves frail seniors or recently discharged patients.

3) Vivify Health

Best for: scalable RPM for chronic disease management
Why it stands out: Broad device support, patient engagement features, and care team dashboards.
Good fit when: you want a more flexible platform for diabetes, hypertension, CHF, and COPD populations.

4) Validic

Best for: data aggregation from multiple devices and digital health tools
Why it stands out: Excellent for pulling in patient-generated health data from different sources into one workflow.
Good fit when: your at-risk program uses multiple vendors/devices and needs interoperability.

5) Phreesia

Best for: intake, patient engagement, and outreach workflows tied to care management
Why it stands out: More than RPM; useful for identifying risk, engaging patients, and supporting workflow at scale.
Good fit when: you want a broader population-health and engagement layer.

6) Health Recovery Solutions (HRS)

Best for: older adults, especially in cardiac and post-discharge programs
Why it stands out: Strong remote monitoring kits, patient education, and nurse engagement tools.
Good fit when: you need a senior-friendly solution with good support for care transitions.

7) Cadence

Best for: hypertension, diabetes, and chronic condition management
Why it stands out: A more clinician-driven RPM model with care team oversight and patient support.
Good fit when: your goal is to lower utilization through tighter chronic disease control.

8) Teladoc Health RPM

Best for: large-scale virtual care programs
Why it stands out: Combines virtual care, chronic condition management, and monitoring infrastructure.
Good fit when: you need a national-scale vendor with broad services.

If you want a simpler shortlist by use case

For frail seniors / post-discharge care

• Current Health
• Health Recovery Solutions
• Biofourmis

For chronic disease management in primary care / ACO settings

• Vivify Health
• Cadence
• Teladoc Health RPM

For data integration across multiple tools

• Validic

Questions to ask vendors

Before choosing, ask:

1. How do you reduce patient burden for older adults?
2. What is your average patient adherence in 65+ populations?
3. How do alerts get triaged and routed to care teams?
4. What chronic conditions do you support best?
5. Can you integrate with our EHR and care management platform?
6. Do you support caregiver involvement?
7. What outcomes have you measured in value-based contracts?
8. How do you support patients with low digital literacy?

Selection tip

For older adults in at-risk programs, the best solution is usually not the one with the most features — it’s the one that:

• keeps the workflow simple,
• supports care-team intervention,
• and demonstrates reduced admissions, ED visits, or total cost of care.

If you want, I can also give you:

• a comparison table of these vendors,
• a shortlist by condition (CHF, COPD, diabetes, hypertension), or
• a procurement checklist for selecting a VBC RPM partner.