Patient engagement & telehealth · Cellular remote monitoring devices
Smart Meter
Smart Meter makes cellular-connected blood pressure cuffs, glucose meters, and scales that send readings to remote monitoring software without Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or an app.
Strong fit
- Remote monitoring companies and health systems that want devices that send readings without an app or Wi-Fi
- Diabetes programs that want cellular glucose meters with automatic test-strip refills
- Software vendors that want devices, data delivery, and shipping from one supplier
Weak fit
- Practices that want a full monitoring program with nurses and software
- Programs that need continuous glucose monitors instead of fingerstick meters
- Buyers who need a published price list
Bottom line
Smart Meter is a Tampa, Florida company that makes cellular-connected blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, and scales for remote patient monitoring. Readings travel over its private cellular data network to the software a practice or monitoring company uses. It suits teams that have software and staff and need devices older patients can use without a phone.
Score breakdown
Weights: Outcomes 35% · Product 30% · Implementation 20% · Pricing clarity 15%.
Smart Meter has sold cellular devices for remote monitoring since 2016. Its iBloodPressure cuff and iGlucose meters send each reading over a cellular network, so patients do not pair Bluetooth, install an app, or set up a hub. In January 2026 it launched iGlucose Touch, an FDA-cleared glucose meter with a color touchscreen and a SIM that connects to whichever carrier is strongest where the patient lives. Through its SmartPartners program it sells the devices to remote monitoring companies along with shipping, refills, and training.
Casey Pittock has been chief executive since 2021. He previously ran Tunstall Americas, the U.S. division of the medical alarm company Tunstall Healthcare Group, and founded TelCARE Systems, which Lifeline later acquired. HealthSnap is among the monitoring companies that use its blood pressure cuff.
Compare Tenovi when a program wants one cellular hub that connects many Bluetooth devices, and HealthSnap or Health Recovery Solutions when the organization wants a full monitoring program instead of devices alone.
Competitor landscape
| Vendor | Overall | Ease of implementation |
|---|---|---|
| Health Recovery Solutions | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| HealthSnap | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Prevounce Health | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Tenovi | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Smart Meter | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| ThoroughCare | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Pricing
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Model | Device and data pricing for monitoring companies, health systems, and health plans, quoted by Smart Meter. |
| What usually drives cost | Number and type of devices, monthly data fees, test-strip refills, and shipping services. |
| What to ask in diligence | Price per device, the monthly data fee per device, strip refill pricing, and return or replacement terms. |
| Published pricing | No public list price. |
Prerequisites for purchase
| Need | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| What you need to get Smart Meter to function | |
| Monitoring software that accepts Smart Meter data | Devices need somewhere to send readings. |
| Patient address and phone checks | Devices ship directly to homes. |
| Device choice by condition | Blood pressure, glucose, and weight programs need different kits. |
| Refill and return process | Strips and broken devices need a plan. |
| Staff who review incoming readings | Data alone does not change care. |
| What will maximize your value | |
| Start with patients who struggled with Bluetooth devices | Cellular devices help them most. |
| Turn on automatic strip refills | Patients keep testing. |
| Watch readings per patient each month | Low counts show who needs a call. |
| Deal-breakers | |
| No monitoring software | |
| Needs continuous glucose monitors | |
| No staff to review readings | |
Value creation time frame
| # | Stage | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Platform connection and ordering | 2-4 weeks |
| 2 | First device shipments | 1-2 weeks |
| 3 | Program growth | 1-3 months |
Leadership
Methodology
| Weight | Factor | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Customer outcomes | Whether buyers get measurable operational or clinical-workflow results after go-live |
| 30% | Product | Capability depth, reliability, and fit for the job the category actually buys |
| 20% | Implementation | How hard it is to stand up, integrate, train, and stabilize |
| 15% | Pricing clarity | Whether a buyer can model total cost without a mystery quote |
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Highly recommend | Strong outcomes and product with manageable caveats |
| Recommend | Solid fit for the right buyer; know the tradeoffs |
| Conditional | Only with a specific use case or heavy caveats |
| Not recommended | Avoid for most buyers in this category |
Read our full methodology for how we weight scores and assign recommend labels.