Healthcare is a big industry and should not be taken lightly, so it is most important to discuss the legal aspects of this AI integration in Healthcare. HIPPA compliance and how it would look with RPM is a critical legal consideration. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act has set strict standards for protecting patient health information. A primary legal concern is ensuring that ALL RPM systems follow HIPAA regulations, especially regarding secure transmissions and patient data storage. This also leads to the second legal consideration of patient consent.
Having Remote Patient Monitoring in Healthcare means that healthcare providers must obtain full patient consent to be monitored remotely. All patients should be aware of all the parts of the RPM system. This includes the collected data, where and how it will be used, and its monitoring purpose. State and federal laws will also be considered, not just HIPPA. Patients must be made aware of all the aspects of the RPM system, including the type of data that will be collected, how and where it will be used, and the purpose of being monitored.
It is essential to know that HIPPA will not be the only law to be considered. State and federal laws must be considered. RPM could be subject to additional state or even international laws and regulations that branch out of federal laws. Both patients and providers must be fully informed by all laws and adhere to applicable laws and regulations in the region they will be working in. As well as with telemedicine laws, since RPM is remotely monitoring patients, telemedicine laws might apply at the federal and state levels.