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Chandler Wilson, Tasha Butler, Amanda Martinez, Jessica Bianco, Nicholas W Carris, A pilot project implementing a team-based approach for remote physiologic monitoring in an accountable care organization, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, Volume 81, Issue 22, 15 November 2024, Pages 1088–1091, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxae170
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Chronic conditions such as hypertension, heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a significant impact on healthcare spending and hospital readmission.1 In response to the increasing burden of chronic diseases, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented programs such as chronic care management (CCM) for patients with 2 or more chronic disease states.2 Such programs increase interactions between healthcare teams and patients. The overarching goal is to provide patient-centered care and improve outcomes for high-risk patients in complicated cases.2
Technological advances enabled significant growth in non–face-to-face services. Phone calls have been replaced with telehealth in some instances, and now advanced home monitoring is supported through remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes.3 RPM includes measurements such as blood pressure, heart rate, pulse oximetry, and body weight. There was a major expansion of telehealth and related services during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.3 Reports show a 555% increase in RPM use between February 2020 and September 2021.4 During this time, RPM CPT codes were increasingly utilized by primary care providers and cardiologists to treat patients with hypertension and diabetes. RPM offers more clinical data and the potential to overcome the limitations of adjusting therapy based on a single clinic measurement.4
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