Long after the COVID-19 public health crisis is solved, whether through medicine, vaccination or other developments, our current pandemic moment may well be depicted in future medical textbooks as the moment we got over our lingering skepticism of digital medicine.

Remote monitoring - when managed appropriately - has always had the potential to streamline workflows for cardiac device specialists and their staffs. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic however, has made the transition to more remote-based follow-up particularly urgent.