CareTrack, Tanner Health report blood pressure gains from remote monitoring program

CareTrack says its remote patient monitoring program with Tanner Health has expanded to all Tanner primary care locations and is now reaching patients in 18 counties across Georgia and Alabama. New data from the program show improved blood pressure readings and fewer clinical alerts as participation grows.

Why it matters: - CareTrack and Tanner Health are using remote patient monitoring to track patients between office visits, including in rural communities that can be harder to serve. - The program’s reported blood pressure improvements suggest the model may help primary care teams identify problems earlier and manage chronic conditions more consistently. - Tanner’s expanded rollout across its primary care network shows the program has moved beyond a limited test and into broader use.

What happened: - CareTrack said its RPM program with Tanner Health has expanded from an early 2025 pilot to all Tanner primary care locations and providers. - The program has received more than a 50% increase in referrals and active patients since launch. - Several dozen additional patients are waiting for device setup or activation. - Patients in the program live across 18 counties in Georgia and Alabama.

The details: - Among patients with readings available in both their first and second 45-day periods, 58.4% improved average systolic blood pressure. - In that same group, 57.3% improved average diastolic blood pressure. - 47.1% improved both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. - Among patients who began with average systolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg and stayed in the program through days 91 to 135, 75% improved their average systolic blood pressure. - That group’s average systolic reading fell from 151.6 mmHg to 143.2 mmHg, an average drop of 8.4 mmHg. - By that period, 43.8% of those patients had moved from an average above 140 mmHg to below 140 mmHg. - From April through August 2026, CareTrack identified, assessed and routed 706 clinical escalations to Tanner providers and staff under protocols set by the two organizations. - Monthly escalation volume rose from 103 in April to 210 in August. - Alert frequency declined 18.5% in patients’ second 45-day period. - Alert frequency fell another 13.8% during days 91 through 135. - By the third period, patient readings were 29.8% less likely to trigger a clinical alert than in the first 45 days. - Alert frequency per 100 readings declined nearly 30% over patients’ first 135 days in the program.

Between the lines: - The combination of rising referrals and falling alert rates suggests Tanner is seeing more patients while a subset of monitored patients appears to be stabilizing over time. - The data point to a program that is becoming embedded in routine primary care workflow, not just producing isolated results. - CareTrack framed the findings as especially relevant for rural health systems, where between-visit monitoring can help close care gaps. - CareTrack Co-Founder and CEO Derek Skinner said RPM gives providers a clearer picture of what is happening between office visits and can surface concerns that need follow-up.

What's next: - Tanner and CareTrack appear likely to continue scaling the program as additional patients are activated. - The next test will be whether the blood pressure gains and lower alert rates hold as enrollment grows across the full network. - Ongoing escalation routing will remain central to how Tanner’s providers respond to abnormal readings and patient-reported concerns.

The bottom line: - CareTrack’s partnership with Tanner Health is showing measurable blood pressure improvement and fewer alerts as the remote monitoring program expands across Georgia and Alabama.