Shyam B. Paryani, MD, MD, MHA, FACRO, FACHE, discusses his upcoming study that investigates the impact of remotely monitoring people who are "well" and not yet "patients" with the hope of preventing illness. Remote monitoring takes a holistic view by integrating the mind-body connection, and uses telehealth interventions to stay in touch with patients.
While this technology will be useful for many areas of medicine, Dr Paryani hopes mental health clinicians will be able to gain a better understanding of their patients' sleep patterns, daily mood and anxiety levels, activity levels, and other aspects of health that impact mental health.