The benefits of scaling your remote care program Remote care management programs use technology to facilitate clinically driven, remote monitoring, care and education of patients and are essential to effective health management - in particular for managing patients with chronic disease.1 Using technology and specialized staff facilitates a practice’s ability to scale and grow these programs easily and efficiently to offer better care and support to...
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How to audit proof your organization No one wants to be audited, but if your practice is audited - you want to be ready. Readiness requires you to have good, accurate data - that’s easily available. Automating your remote care management programs will benefit your practice, and allow providers to focus on their patients, rather than program details. If you want to run your own remote...
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Loneliness is an epidemic Loneliness is a serious epidemic and major public health problem impacting individuals and communities in the United States and around the globe. Even prior to COVID in March 2020, loneliness in the US was increasing. As the pandemic eventually turned more endemic, rates decreased a bit, but loneliness and isolation have endured and the rates of loneliness remain quite high. This is...
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Healthcare provider burnout is at an all-time high Clinician burnout is a real threat to the stability of the healthcare system. Staffing shortages are the primary reason - and that has worsened considerably since COVID. Burnout, however, was a problem in the healthcare system even before COVID because of increased stress, more paperwork and additional systemic burdens from new, increasing demands on providers. Burnout will stress the...
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Remote care management programs benefit medical practices Robust remote care management programs help practices provide the highest quality of care resulting in better outcomes and reduced costs, while also supporting practices with technical expertise that increases efficiency and improves compliance. Barriers to entry - time, labor, infrastructure and costs - often are deterrents to practices trying to implement a remote care program on their own. Implementing...
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Finding the road Medsien’s remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs combine an intelligent software platform with scalable staffing augmentation to create seamless, scalable programs with effortless implementation. Scalable remote patient monitoring allows organizations of all sizes to improve and expand patient care. Partnering with Medsien allows your organization to provide expanded and enhanced care, and allows your providers to focus more on actual patient care. Medsien’s highly...
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New year, time for a new approach It’s time to plan for 2023. Are you ready to introduce seamless, scalable remote care management and monitoring into your practice? Would you like to deliver highly reliable, efficient and compassionate care while improving patient outcomes and satisfaction at no cost to your practice? Reimagine your remote care management with Medsien’s 2023 checklist of key next steps. POWER UP YOUR...
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November 2022 The 2023 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rules were just released, and the biggest takeaway is the continued growth of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) with the expansion of billing to include/allow for general supervision billing. The other update to highlight is new codes for Chronic Pain Management (CPM). There were only a few changes impacting digital...
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From acute care to managed care - 1970’s and 1980’s Prior to and through the 1970’s most healthcare was delivered and paid for using the traditional acute care model - treating patients for ailments and symptoms of acute illness as they occurred. By the early 1980’s medicine saw a significant shift from decades of acute care to a managed care model. The effort to adapt and increase...
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Potential Recession Impact on Health care Industry and Medical Providers Recessions can impact a facility or provider’s bottom-line, patient care and health outcomes. Leading research shows the key factors that can impact the healthcare industry during a recession are: Insurance Loss Increases. Job loss increases during a recession often cause employer-based insurance coverage loss. Most patients will not seek (necessary) care without coverage. Price Sensitivity and Reduced Ability...
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