Remote Patient Monitoring in Fort Myers & Lehigh Acres
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- Connected medical devices
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- Fort Myers & Lehigh Acres
What Is Remote Patient Monitoring?
Remote Patient Monitoring, often shortened to RPM, is a way for certain health information to be collected outside the clinic using a connected medical device and electronically transmitted to a healthcare provider.
Depending on the patient’s needs and monitoring program, this may involve readings such as blood pressure, weight, blood glucose or oxygen levels.
The care team can then use appropriate readings along with the patient’s overall health information to support treatment and ongoing care management.
RPM Does Not Replace Primary Care
How Remote Patient Monitoring Works
Your Care Team Reviews Your Needs
Get Set Up With a Connected Device
Take Your Readings at Home
Your Care Team Uses the Information in Your Care
What Health Readings May Be Monitored?
Blood Pressure
Weight
Blood Glucose
Oxygen Level
What Health Readings May Be Monitored?
High Blood Pressure / Hypertension
Diabetes
Heart-Related Conditions
COPD & Respiratory Conditions
Why Monitor Health Between Office Visits?
See Trends Over Time
Stay More Connected
Support More Informed Follow-Up
Stay Engaged in Your Health
Remote Monitoring Is Not Emergency Monitoring
Remote Patient Monitoring supports ongoing care, but it is not a substitute for emergency medical care and should not be assumed to provide continuous 24/7 emergency monitoring.
If you experience a medical emergency or severe symptoms, call 911 or seek emergency medical care. Do not wait for a remote monitoring device or care team to respond to an urgent situation.
Is Remote Patient Monitoring the Same as Telehealth?
Telehealth
- Remote communication with a healthcare provider
- May use audio or video
- Functions similarly to a visit conducted remotely
- Useful for appropriate consultations and follow-up
Remote Patient Monitoring
- Uses connected medical devices
- Collects certain physiologic health readings
- Shares appropriate readings with the care team
- Supports ongoing management between visits
Who May Benefit From Remote Patient Monitoring?
- You need regular monitoring of certain health readings
- You have high blood pressure or another condition requiring ongoing measurements
- Your care team would benefit from seeing measurements between visits
- Managing your condition requires regular follow-up
- You want to stay more involved in tracking your health
- Routine trips to the office simply to report measurements may be inconvenient
- Your provider believes connected monitoring could support your care plan
Could Remote Patient Monitoring Help You?
Your PrimaryCareIM care team can determine whether RPM may be appropriate based on your condition, healthcare needs and coverage.
Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring for Hypertension
Blood pressure can vary throughout the day and from one setting to another. For appropriate patients, taking readings at home with a connected blood-pressure monitor can give the care team additional information about blood-pressure patterns between office visits.
That information may support ongoing hypertension management alongside regular primary care, medications, lifestyle recommendations and follow-up.
Health Information From Home. A Care Team That Knows You.
Technology is most useful when it strengthens the relationship between patients and their healthcare team.
At PrimaryCareIM, Remote Patient Monitoring is not meant to replace the human side of primary care. Instead, appropriate home readings can provide another source of information that helps your care team understand your health between visits.
Regular Primary Care Visits
Stay Connected Between Visits
Does Medicare Cover Remote Patient Monitoring?
Medicare covers qualifying Remote Patient Monitoring services when applicable requirements are met. Eligibility depends on the patient’s health condition, medical necessity, monitoring setup and other program requirements.
Other insurance plans may have different coverage requirements.
Have Questions About Eligibility or Cost?
Talk with our office and your health plan before enrolling so you understand your individual coverage and potential costs.
Remote Patient Monitoring in Fort Myers & Lehigh Acres
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Remote Patient Monitoring FAQs
What is Remote Patient Monitoring?
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) is a service in which certain health readings are collected at home using a connected medical device and electronically transmitted to your healthcare provider. Your care team can use appropriate readings, along with your overall health information, to support ongoing care between visits.
What can Remote Patient Monitoring track?
Depending on your condition and monitoring program, readings may include blood pressure, weight, blood glucose or oxygen levels. Your care team determines which measurements, if any, are clinically appropriate for you.
Can Remote Patient Monitoring help with high blood pressure?
For appropriate patients, home blood-pressure readings may give the care team additional information about blood-pressure patterns between office visits. That information may support ongoing hypertension management alongside regular primary care and follow-up.
Do I have to come to the office to send my readings?
No. With a connected device, readings are transmitted electronically from home according to the instructions you receive. You will still attend regular primary care visits as recommended.
Is RPM the same as telehealth?
No. Telehealth is remote communication with a provider by audio or video. Remote Patient Monitoring uses connected medical devices to collect and share certain health readings. Some patients use both.
Does RPM replace regular doctor visits?
No. Remote Patient Monitoring adds information between visits. Regular primary care visits, testing and other care may still be needed.
Does Medicare cover Remote Patient Monitoring?
Medicare covers qualifying Remote Patient Monitoring services when applicable requirements are met. Eligibility depends on your health condition, medical necessity, monitoring setup and other program requirements, and cost-sharing may apply. Other plans may differ, so please check with our office and your health plan.
Is Remote Patient Monitoring for emergencies?
No. RPM is not emergency monitoring and should not be assumed to provide continuous 24/7 monitoring. If you have a medical emergency or severe symptoms, call 911 or seek emergency care right away.