Our Research & Publications
Explore our contributions to the field of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and its impact on healthcare outcomes.
The Impact of RPM on Readmission Rates
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has consistently demonstrated its effectiveness in significantly reducing hospital readmissions, leading to improved patient outcomes and substantial cost savings for healthcare systems. Studies have shown:
- RPM lowered COPD-related hospitalizations by 40%, ER visits by 41%, and unscheduled doctor visits by 59% [source]
- RPM with COPD reduced ER visits by 65%, shortened hospital stays by 62% (105 vs. 276 days), and eliminated the need for mechanical ventilation. [source]
- RPM extended the time to first severe COPD exacerbation from 77 to 141 days [source]
- COPD patients receiving RPM reported better quality-of-life scores at 4 months, with sustained improvements in impact measures at 12 months [source]
These statistics underscore the power of RPM in enabling early intervention, improving medication adherence, and enhancing care coordination, ultimately preventing unnecessary hospitalizations.
Our People-First Approach & Proven Adherence
At Tabiat, we believe that technology is only as effective as its adoption. That is why we have always taken a people-first approach to developing our solutions. Our patient and clinical workflows are meticulously crafted through user-centered design, ensuring they are intuitive, supportive, and seamlessly integrate into daily life.
This commitment to user experience translates directly into exceptional engagement. In one of our pilot programs, we achieved a remarkable 90%+ adherence rate over 6 months, demonstrating that when solutions are designed with the user in mind, sustained engagement and better health outcomes are a natural result.
If you're interested in learning more about our previous and ongoing research, or in collaborating on research, please reach out!
Our Publications
Promoting Engagement in Remote Patient Monitoring Using Asynchronous Messaging
Authors: Salaar Liaqat, Daniyal Liaqat, Tatiana Son, Tiago Henrique Falk, Robert Wu, Andrea S Gershon, Eyal de Lara, Alex Mariakakis
Conference/Journal: CHI '24: Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Date: May 2024
Feasibility of a wearable self-management application for patients with COPD at home: a pilot study
Authors: Robert Wu, Eyal de Lara, Daniyal Liaqat, Salaar Liaqat, Jun Lin Chen, Tanya Son, Andrea S Gershon
Conference/Journal: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Date: March 2024
Predicting Low Oxygen Saturation of COVID-19 Patients Using a Random Forest Classifier
Authors: Salaar Liaqat, Tiago Falk, Teresa To, Nisha Andany, Nisha Patel, Robert Wu, Andrea Gershon, Alex Mariakakis, Eyal de Lara, Daniyal Liaqat
Conference/Journal: American Thoracic Society International Conference
Date: May 2022
Trends in Oxygen Level During Acute COVID-19 Infection in Patients Quarantining at Home
Authors: AS Gershon, N Patel, R Wu, S Liaqat, Daniyal Liaqat, E de Lara, A Mariakakis, A Simor, P Lam, S Masood, N Andany, N Daneman, A Chan, T To, TH Falk
Conference/Journal: American Thoracic Society International Conference
Date: May 2022
Symptom Burden in Patients of Different Ages with Acute COVID-19 Infection Quarantining at Home
Authors: AS Gershon, N Patel, S Liaqat, Daniyal Liaqat, E de Lara, T To, N Andany, T Falk, R Wu
Conference/Journal: American Thoracic Society International Conference
Date: May 2022
Hindsight is 20/20: Retrospective Lessons for Conducting Longitudinal Wearable Sensing Studies
Authors: Salaar Liaqat, Daniyal Liaqat, Tatiana Son, Andrea Gershon, Robert Wu, Moshe Gabel, Eyal de Lara
Conference/Journal: 2022 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops)
Date: March 2022
Unobtrusive Monitoring of COPD Patients using Speech Collected from Smartwatches in the Wild
Authors: Tina Sedaghat, Salaar Liaqat, Daniyal Liaqat, Robert Wu, Andrea Gershon, Tatiana Son, Tiago H. Falk, Moshe Gabel, Alex Mariakakis, Eyal de Lara
Conference/Journal: 2022 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops)
Date: March 2022
Remote COPD Severity and Exacerbation Detection Using Heart Rate and Activity Data Measured from a Wearable Device
Authors: Abhishek Tiwari, Salaar Liaqat, Daniyal Liaqat, Moshe Gabel, Eyal de Lara, and Tiago H. Falk
Conference/Journal: 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
Date: October 2021
CoughWatch: Real-world Cough Detection Using Smartwatches
Authors: Daniyal Liaqat, Salaar Liaqat, Jun Lin Chen, Tina Sedaghat, Moshe Gabel, Frank Rudzicz, Eyal De Lara
Conference/Journal: IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP)
Date: June 2021
Skin tone, Confidence, and Data Quality of Heart Rate Sensing in WearOS Smartwatches
Authors: Ishita Ray, Daniyal Liaqat, Moshe Gabel, Eyal de Lara
Conference/Journal: IEEE PerCom International workshop on Pervasive Health Technologies (PerHealth)
Date: March 2021
WristO2: Reliable Peripheral Oxygen Saturation Readings from Wrist-Worn Pulse Oximeters (Honorable mention)
Authors: Caleb Phillips, Daniyal Liaqat, Moshe Gabel, Eyal de Lara
Conference/Journal: Workshop on Sensing Systems and Applications Using Wrist Worn Smart Devices (WristSense)
Date: March 2021
Towards Continuous Mobile Sensing for Remote COPD Monitoring
Authors: Daniyal Liaqat
Conference/Journal: University of Toronto, Department of Computer Science
Date: March 2020
WearBreathing: Real World Respiratory Rate Monitoring using Smartwatches
Authors: Daniyal Liaqat, Mohamed Abdalla, Pegah Abed-Esfahani, Moshe Gabel, Tatiana Son, Robert Wu, Andrea Gershon, Frank Rudzicz, Eyal de Lara
Conference/Journal: Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol. (UbiComp) (23% acceptance rate)
Date: June 2019
Talk2Me: Automated linguistic data collection for personal assessment
Authors: Majid Komeili, Chloe Pou-Prom, Daniyal Liaqat, Kathleen Fraser, Maria Yancheva, Frank Rudzicz
Conference/Journal: PloS ONE
Date: April 2019
Challenges with Real-World Smartwatch based Audio Monitoring
Authors: Daniyal Liaqat, Robert Wu, Andrea Gershon, Hisham Alshaer, Frank Rudzicz, Eyal de Lara
Conference/Journal: Workshop on Wearable Systems and Applications
Date: June 2018
Speech in Smartwatch based Audio
Authors: Daniyal Liaqat, Robert Wu, Andrea Gershon, Hisham Alshaer, Frank Rudzicz, Eyal de Lara
Conference/Journal: MobiSys
Date: June 2018
Towards Ambulatory Cough Monitoring using Smartwatches
Authors: Daniyal Liaqat, Rob Wu, Tatiana Son, Andrea Gershon, Hisham Alshaer, Eyal de Lara, Frank Rudzicz
Conference/Journal: American Thoracic Society International Conference
Date: May 2018
Feasibility of Using Android Smartwatches for Nearly Continuous Monitoring of Patients with COPD
Authors: Robert Wu, Daniyal Liaqat, Eyal de Lara, Tatiana Son, Frank Rudzicz, Hisham Alshaer, Pegah Abed, Andrea Gershon
Conference/Journal: American Thoracic Society International Conference
Date: May 2018
Feasibility of using a smartwatch to intensively monitor patients with COPD
Authors: Robert Wu, Daniyal Liaqat, Eyal de Lara, Tatiana Son, Frank Rudzicz, Hisham Alshaer, Pegah Abed, Andrea Gershon
Conference/Journal: JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
Date: February 2018
A Method for Preserving Privacy During Audio Recordings by Filtering Speech
Authors: Daniyal Liaqat, Ebrahim Nemati, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Jilong Kuang
Conference/Journal: IEEE Life Sciences Conference
Date: December 2017
A Novel Algorithm for Activity State Recognition Using Smartwatch Data
Authors: Ebrahim Nemati, Daniyal Liaqat, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Jilong Kuang
Conference/Journal: IEEE Healthcare Innovation Point of Care Technologies Conference
Date: November 2017
WearCOPD - Monitoring COPD Patients Remotely using Smartwatches
Authors: Daniyal Liaqat, Ishan Thukral, Eyal de Lara, Parco Sin, Robert Wu, Andrea Gershon, Hisham Alshaer, Frank Rudzicz
Conference/Journal: MobiSys
Date: June 2016
Feasibility of Using Smartwatches to Remotely Monitor Patients with COPD
Authors: Andrea Gershon, Daniyal Liaqat, Parco Sin, Eyal de Lara, Frank Rudzicz, Hisham Alshaer, Robert Wu
Conference/Journal: American Thoracic Society International Conference
Date: May 2016