Cardiovascular health

Recent clinical guidelines strongly recommend the use of RPM for AF detection in both stroke and non-stroke patients. Research has shown RPM can reduce systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure significantly compared to usual care and self-monitoring alone.


A successful RPM program is not just about collecting patient data. It must not increase the burden on your practice. At the same time, it must enable the care team intervene appropriately with minimal efforts. We have to nudge the patients to take active participation their care journey. Ultimate goal is to improve the outcomes and reduce the overall healthcare costs.

Cardiovascular Disease

In the face of the escalating prevalence of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases, the future costs of treatment are expected to be overwhelming. Our platform equips clinicians with enhanced data to assess patient risks effectively, introduces remote patient monitoring for high-risk individuals, and facilitates timely interventions based on clinical guidelines through embedded clinical decision support cards. These measures collectively aim to alleviate the substantial economic burden associated with this condition.

Advantages

advantages of digital healthcare
  • Expanded capacity/access: Our platform expands healthcare access, reaching more patients, breaking barriers, and ensuring care is accessible anytime, anywhere.
  • Reduced Cost: Home health care through our platform decreases operating costs, which can help clinics and hospitals provide high-quality care more cost-effectively.
  • Individually Tailored Treatment: The platform offers personalized medical treatment, adapted to the individual needs of each patient. This guarantees effective and specific medical care for each case.
  • Scheduling Convenience: Patients can easily schedule their consultations and follow-ups, improving their experience and avoiding long wait times at medical facilities.
  • Reduced Transportation Barriers: By providing care in the home, we eliminate the need for transportation for patients, which can be especially beneficial for those with limited mobility.
  • Greater Privacy While Receiving Treatment: Patients can receive medical care in a more private and comfortable environment, fostering a sense of trust and comfort during treatment.
  • Environmental Benefits: Home health care reduces the carbon footprint by reducing the need for travel and the use of unnecessary medical resources.

Key Considerations For Selecting an RPM Partner

With so many companies now proclaiming themselves as having the "the best RPM solution on the market", how do you choose the one that is right for your heart program? Here are some questions to try and objectively compare your options:

1. What is important for you?

Decide which remote monitoring services are the most important for you to offer. BP cuffs and scales are appropriate for a CHF targeted patient population but that may differ if you are targeting other chronic conditions. Ideally you would pick an RPM partner that has a multitude of device options so you can expand your options through a single vendor platform.

MemberCare Platform Advantage:

MemberCare platform has support for many different devices from multiple manufacturers. Information is conveniently made available to the entire multidisciplinary team to intervene appropriately.

2. Ease of use

Pay close attention to ease of use and setup. How much work will be required to start the RPM program and maintain it? Does it fit easily into your clinical workflows or can it be customized to do so? Functionality will play a large role in its usefulness and adoption by both patients and your staff.

MemberCare Platform Advantage:

It is extremely easy to enroll patients into the program. You can order devices to patients within a matter of few seconds. Devices will be directly shipped to patients. You can send all the information to setup via digital education capabilities built into the platform. Staff members do not have to struggle with the technical issues faced by the patients.

3. Financial Dynamics

Get a clear understanding of the financial dynamics of the RPM devices. Do you need to purchase them and then distribute them to patients? Do patients purchase or lease them directly from the RPM vendor? Related to this, who provides training and support for the RPM devices if they there are issues – you or the RPM vendor? This will determine the overall fees you pay and can vary widely depending on the RPM vendor and approach taken.

MemberCare Platform Advantage:

MemberCare platform takes the just-in-time inventory approach. You never have to order many devices and store on your premises. At the time of enrolling the patient into the RPM program, you can order device from our platform and it will be directly shipped to the patient. You have the option to pay or lease the device from us. We provide unlimited training to your staff.

4. Revenue Cycle

What are the revenue cycle implications of your RPM approach? How will your RPM activity be coded and billed – by your organization or the RPM vendor partner?

MemberCare Platform Advantage:

MemberCare platform has both the options. We have partnered with RPM billing experts who can do the RPM billing. Our solution is nicely integrated with the billing system. If you prefer to use your existing RCM processes, we can post superbills which includes all the information required for billing.

5. Technology

What is the technological approach of the RPM devices – cellular, digital or a combination depending on the device?. Is the vendor technology capable of handling large number of patients?. CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring) will generate a data point every 5 minutes for a given patient. Is the vendor technology scalable to handle such scenarios ?

MemberCare Platform Advantage:

We support both WiFi and cellular devices. MemberCare platform is built with latest and greatest cloud technology. We can easily support millions of patients each with multiple devices. This massively scalable platform can handle CGM scenarios and we have support for all the industry leading CGM devices.

6. Does it support Chronic Care Management

If you are currently offering chronic care management (CCM) services, how does the RPM strategy integrate with your CCM program? Is the RPM data consolidated with your CCM data giving you an integrated picture of patient status or are they totally separate?

MemberCare Platform Advantage:

MemberCare platform has a seamless support for CCM. Our care plan design capabilties will aid the care team to easily assign the appropriate goals and track them. RPM data automatically flows into rest of the use cases, including CCM. This helps the care team to have a 360 degree view of the patient status.

7. Mobile applications for care team and patients

In order to improve outcomes and reduce cost you to have make best use of technology. You need mobile applications to make patients take active participation in their care journey. You also have to help care delivery team with all the information at their finger tips, native mobile apps is very essential.

MemberCare Platform Advantage:

MemberCare platform offers native mobile applications to both patients and care delivery team. They can download the apps from app stores and install on either iPhone or Android.

Congestive Heart Failure

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), or simply heart failure, is a condition where the heart struggles to pump blood effectively, leading to a range of symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and fluid retention. It's a serious condition that requires continuous management and monitoring. Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is proving to be a game-changer for both patients and healthcare providers dealing with CHF.

How RPM Benefits CHF Patients

RPM empowers CHF patients to take control of their health. It allows them to monitor vital signs and symptoms in the comfort of their homes, keeping them engaged in their own care. But here's where it gets interesting - let's take a look:

A CHF patient using our RPM system has a device for regular weight monitoring. This data is sent to their healthcare provider. Over time, a clear pattern emerges: sudden weight gain. This could be a sign of fluid retention, a common CHF symptom. RPM helps the healthcare team notice this trend immediately, allowing early intervention.

How RPM Benefits Hospitals and Clinics

RPM transforms the approach of healthcare providers. It brings efficiency and proactive care, shifting the focus from reacting to emergencies to acting early. This not only improves patient outcomes but also curtails costly hospitalizations.

Healthcare facilities can optimize resources, reduce emergency admissions, and enhance the quality of care. RPM empowers hospitals and clinics to provide efficient, data-driven care, benefitting both patients and the healthcare system.

Visualizing Success

Platform will track the number of sudden weight gain events. This graph is a powerful tool for both patients and healthcare providers. It helps patients understand their condition and progress, while also allowing providers to make data-driven decisions.

RPM is revolutionizing the management of CHF, making it a win-win for everyone involved. Patients get better control of their health, while healthcare providers can offer timely and cost-effective care. It's a true example of technology enhancing lives and healthcare outcomes.

Graph of patients activity
Graph of patients activity

Hypertension & Obesity Management

blood pressure monitor

Hypertension Management

RPM enhances hypertension care by enabling convenient at-home blood pressure monitoring. It reduces clinic visits, enhances patient comfort, and provides real-time data for informed decisions. Early detection allows proactive, cost-effective interventions.

weight scales

Obesity Management

RPM revolutionizes obesity care, empowering patients to remotely track weight, activity, and diet. This fosters patient engagement and equips healthcare providers with timely intervention data, enhancing the effectiveness of obesity management.