Remote Physiologic Monitoring (RPM)

Studies have proven that patients engaged in clear and frequent communication with their Physician or healthcare professionals are more likely to follow care recommendations, appropriately monitor their health condition, and alert providers to relevant medical issues to avoid critical healthcare episodes. In the past few years, many leading healthcare systems and provider practices have dedicated resources and staff to offer and provide Remote Physiologic Monitoring (RPM) services to patients to focus patient engagement for their most at-risk chronic disease patient populations.

RPM technology utilizes various devices that monitor glucose levels, sleep patterns, heart rate, blood pressure, and many other types of patient data. RPM allows patients to be involved in their own care by giving them access to their health data in real-time.

Medicare provides reimbursement for RPM services under the same conditions as in-person physicians’ services — there are no additional requirements. Also, RPM services are not expressly required to use interactive audio and video.

Patients and Physician Provider Benefits

Patients – RPM services are proven to provide significant benefits for patients with chronic disease through:

Fewer unnecessary clinic visits
Reduced ER/hospital admissions and re-admissions
Reduced overall health care costs

Providers – Physicians or qualified healthcare providers can also realize significant benefits from implementing RPM services for their patients with chronic disease through:

Reduced patient and data administration burden
Reduced ER/hospital admissions and re-admissions
Improved clinic workflow
Increased services reimbursements
Increased patient satisfaction and patient retention

Providing Remote Physiologic Monitoring Services with WSP

Medicare requires the documentation of at least one chronic condition (Principal Care Management – PCM), or two or more chronic conditions (Chronic Care Management – CCM), for patients to qualify for RPM services. A disease-specific care plan must be implemented and a minimum of 30 minutes per month of non-face-to-face patient care contact and tasks associated with the care plan documented for monthly services reimbursement.

WSP can provide your clinic with the necessary patient care staff, patient-centered care plan, device monitoring technologies, and patient management/tracking software systems and support for your clinic to implement and provide RPM services for your patients with chronic disease conditions.

Remote Physiologic Monitoring Services WSP Offers:

Device-based vital signs monitors:

Blood Pressure
Blood Glucose
Body Weight
Pulse Oximetry
Cardiac Arrhythmias

Recommended therapeutic chronic conditions for monitoring:

Heart Failure
Hypertension
Diabetes
COPD
Obesity
Atrial Fibrillation and other Arrhythmias

One Platform for Patient Care Plans, Patient Physiologic Data Monitoring and Time / Activity Tracking

WSP streamlines patient care plan management, follow-up contact administration, and contact/activity tracking. Our cloud-based patient management and reporting system integrate patient care plans, patient contact schedules, and care plan activity/tasks tracking on to ONE platform for efficient patient management and a standardized time/activity reporting platform.

One system for all RPM and CCM services!

Health Care Certified Management and Care Specialist Staff

WSP patient care services management is experienced veterans of the healthcare industry. WSP clinic dedicated patient care specialists are all highly experienced in various therapeutic and care delivery specialties to include: Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Pulmonology, etc.

Protocol-Driven Device, Patient Reporting and Communication

Protocol-Driven Patient Contact, Care Plan Reporting, and Communication

All WSP CCM and RPM services are operationally guided by your unique, clinic-defined patient care plans, reporting requirements, and patient management protocol to ensure your Physicians and clinic staff receive patient reports and notifications on the processes and when you want them.

Monthly Device Patient Contact and Support

WSP clinic-dedicated patient care specialists schedule and contact your patients receiving RPM monthly to provide Medicare reimbursable care plan coordination support. WSP patient care specialists document, track, and report all patient contact, monthly care plan review responses, and health status events (i.e., ER Visit) to your clinic staff to keep Physicians and patients engaged to provide better patient care.

Billing and Follow-Up Tracking Support

RPM services reimbursement claims tracking and processing is challenging. WSP provides proven, system-driven patient care plan contact and time/activity report tracking to ensure your clinic captures all allowable care services reimbursement claims. WSP provides accurate monthly reimbursement claims reports and support for clinic business or reimbursement departments for efficient month-end claims processing to avoid missed billable service events, reduce claims denials and keep your CCM / PCM program on financial track.

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Better Patient Care

Remote Physiologic Monitoring with WSP is proven to provide and result in:

Fewer unnecessary clinic visits
Increased clinic awareness of patient health condition status
Reduced time to diagnosis
Reduced hospital/ER admissions
Improved patient safety
Increased access to technical, clinical and educational support
Reduced patient health care costs through preventative care
Increased patient satisfaction with clinic/healthcare services

Better Clinic Management

Remote Physiologic Monitoring programs with WSP are proven to provide and result in:

Reduced patient and data administration burden
Reduced unnecessary patient office visits
Reduced clinic administrative expenses
Improved, streamlined patient reporting, and workflow
Improved patient follow-up frequency & care plan compliance
Improved patient health condition awareness
Less time to event diagnosis and treatment
Reduced hospital/ER admissions
Increased services reimbursements
Decreased patient safety liability
Increased patient satisfaction and retention

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