Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Cuff allows the patient to take their reading and instantly transmit the data to a secure portal where the healthcare provider can review it in real-time. Also, if the Blood pressure is out of normal bounds, the system can send an alert via E-mail or Text Message to the care team.
A Remote Blood Pressure Cuff is an effective way of taking care of patients with hypertension and many other ailments. Patients are given an IoT Cat-M1 cellular-connected Blood Pressure Machine which automatically sends the information to our servers as soon as the patient has completed their Blood Pressure Measurement and it shows up on the provider’s dashboard.
Remote Physiologic Monitoring, generally known as Remote Patient Monitoring allows a practice to monitor a patient’s vital signs without them coming to the office or sending them over email / patient portal. Manual submission of vitals measurement is not considered Remote Patient Monitoring. Real-time monitoring of vitals like Blood pressure allows health-care providers to see the daily measurements and allow them to adjust medications armed with real data instead of just the reading they take during an office visit.
Physicians and other qualified Healthcare professionals (QHCPs) can provide and bill for RPM. Clinical staff can furnish and manage RPM under the general supervision of the billing provider.
Any patient. With that said, a provider should only order/prescribe RPM if captured data is directly relevant to managing a patient’s condition(s) (i.e., medical necessity), with such justification documented in the medical record.
This program is the new standard of care that many Doctors are using & after the pandemic. This service helps Doctors monitor the hypertensive medical status of their patients. The BP parameters will be transmitted to the doctors computer in real time. Also, in the RPM service; patients will have a clinician( RN , LPN & MAs) available on a monthly basis. Clinicians will review BP readings and help patients with medical concerns or their lifestyle changes.
Although most of the payers cover RPM services, deductibles and copays are to be looked out for, for commercial insurances. Claims are sent to insurances for reimbursement based on the eligible daily recording(s) or transmission, one time set up and education on the use of the equipment, and monthly care management
Yes, with CPT 99453 Remote monitoring of physiologic parameter(s) (eg, weight, blood pressure, pulse oximetry, respiratory flow rate), initial; set-up and patient education on the use of equipment is covered.
There are no out-of-pocket costs for eligible patients using Healthmote RPM, however, you may be asked to pay for the device if you are not actively using the service.
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