RPM Blog
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) news and CareSimple updates for clinicians
Key Drivers of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Adoption in 2021
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) rewards patients, providers and payers alike. The technology allows physicians to keep their patients’ health under control while at home, digitizes the physician/patient relationship, generates new recurring revenues for their practices and helps to lower overall healthcare costs.
What is Remote Patient Monitoring?
It is estimated that 30 million U.S. patients will use remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools by 2024, and demand for the technology continues to grow. As RPM gains in popularity, we thought it might be helpful to explain what it is exactly, how it works and the benefits it provides to both patients and providers that makes the virtual care delivery solution increasingly sought-after.
CEO Spotlight: A Conversation with Michel Nadeau on the Genesis of CareSimple
The digital health universe is broad. What sparked your interest in remote patient monitoring (RPM), and how did CareSimple come to be what it is now? Years ago, I visited New York-Presbyterian with one of our board member Dr. Alfons Pomp, who was Vice-Chairman of Surgery, to learn about their new EPIC electronic health record (EHR) and how this concept of digitizing patient records would change the future of healthcare.
Healthcare Tech Outlook Covers CareSimple/MAGNET GROUP Partnership
Healthcare Tech Outlook covers the strategic supplier partnership that was recently announced in which MAGNET GROUP will use CareSimple as the first RPM platform for its specialty medical solutions. These solutions are currently distributed to over 800 hospitals, 700 nursing homes, and numerous physician practice members operating in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast markets.
Jamie Condie, Former President, BD USA and Canada, Joins CareSimple Board of Directors
North Palm Beach, FL-April 20, 2021- CareSimple™, the platform simplifying remote patient monitoring (RPM) for virtually all patients, today announced that Jamie Condie, former president, BD USA and Canada, has joined the company’s board of directors. He brings to the role extensive healthcare leadership, sales and marketing experience, knowledge that he has gained from his 20 plus years working in the sector.
CareSimple and MAGNET GROUP Enter Strategic Supplier Relationship
North Palm Beach, FL and Mechanicsburg, PA- April 13, 2021 – CareSimple™, the platform simplifying remote patient monitoring (RPM) for virtually all patients, and MAGNET GROUP, one of the oldest and most experienced group purchasing organizations (GPO) in the country, today announced that they have entered into a strategic supplier relationship.
A Remote Patient Monitoring Discussion with Marie Peppers, Founder of the Chronic Care Manager Course
CareSimple sits down with Marie Peppers, LPN to discuss her passion for remote patient monitoring (RPM), her dedication to supporting the nurses that she mentors and how our RPM platform brings simplicity and technical training ease to her Chronic Care Manager curriculum.
COVID-19 Telehealth Program – Round 2 – Major Opportunity to Fully Fund Your Remote Patient Monitoring Program – $250M Reimbursements Available
Following the completion of the $200 million FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program, Congress approved in December an additional Round 2 of $250M as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Join CareSimple at the 20th Annual 2021 Spring IDN Conference
The CareSimple team is headed to the 20th annual 2021 Spring IDN Conference with this year’s virtal experience kicking off on April 19th and concluding April 30th.
Healthwise and CareSimple Partner to Enhance Patient Engagement and Education
BOISE, ID — Healthwise, a leader in evidence-based health education, technology, and services, and CareSimple™, the platform simplifying remote patient monitoring (RPM) for virtually all patients, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership. Together, the companies will combine health education and next-generation RPM to engage patients, reduce costs, ensure appropriate care, and help people better manage their health care experiences.
mHealth Times Highlights CareSimple’s Recent Remote Patient Monitoring Partnership with Compass Medical
Dennis Dailey, business editor at mHealth Times, reports on the recently announced CareSimple and Compass Medical collaboration. Under the teams of the agreement, the physician group will integrate CareSimple’s RPM platform into its award-winning eClinicalWorks electronic medical record with the goal of driving clinical efficiencies in chronic care management while ensuring for patient compliance at the highest level.
Compass Medical Partners with CareSimple to Launch Remote Patient Monitoring Program Across its Six Massachusetts Locations
East Bridgewater, MA and North Palm Beach, FL – February 23, 2021 — CareSimple™, the platform simplifying remote patient monitoring (RPM) for virtually all patients, and Compass Medical, PC, a physician-owned and directed medical organization, today announced the launch of their RPM collaboration across six locations in Massachusetts. Under the terms of the relationship, Compass Medical has integrated CareSimple’s RPM platform into its award-winning eClinicalWorks electronic medical record with the goal of driving clinical efficiencies in chronic care management (CCM) while ensuring for patient compliance at the highest level.
RPM Medicare Fee Schedule in 2021
What represents an “interactive communication” and how does it alter CPT 99457 & 99458? The concept of “interactive communication” raised many comments when introduced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the 2021 Final Rule Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), published on December 1, 2020.
CareSimple to Attend HCP21 Hospital & Healthcare I.T. Spring Conference
CareSimple is attending Health Connect Partners’ Live! Online HCP21 Hospital & Healthcare I.T. Spring Conference, taking place February 16-March 5, 2021.
mHealth Times: Marie Peppers, LPN, Founder of the Chronic Care Manager Course and CareSimple Partner to Elevate Remote Patient Monitoring Education and Training
For mHealth Times, business editor Dennis Dailey reports onCareSimple’s partnership with Marie Peppers, founder of the Chronic Care Manager Course. Under Marie’s leadership, the CareSimple RPM platform will now be incorporated into the Chronic Care Manager Course, advancing the education of her students, and providing payers and providers with the opportunity to train or hire CareSimple-trained nurses.
CareSimple Enters into Strategic Partnership with Marie Peppers, LPN, Founder of the Chronic Care Manager Course
North Palm Beach, Florida – February 12, 2021 – CareSimple™, the platform simplifying remote patient monitoring (RPM) for virtually all patients, and Marie Peppers, licensed practical nurse (LPN) and founder of the Chronic Care Manager Course, an online training program for RPM and chronic care manager courses, announced today that they have entered into a strategic partnership.
mHealth Times Features CareSimple and The MetroHealth System’s Strategic Remote Patient Monitoring Integration Partnership
Leading digital health media outlet mHealth Times featured the recently announced CareSimple and The MetroHealth System remote patient monitoring collaboration. As a result of the partnership, the CareSimple solution will empower the health system’s Red Carpet Care Program with patient-friendly RPM solutions to help improve health outcomes for Northeast Ohio’s high-risk senior and chronically ill populations.
HIT Consultant Spotlights CareSimple Partnership with The MetroHeath System
Editor in Chief Fred Pennic highlights CareSimple’s remote patient monitoring collaboration with The MetroHealth System. As part of the strategic integration partnership, the CareSimple RPM solution will integrate with the hospital’s Epic EHR platform for near real-time access to patient health data in support of virtual care interventions.
The MetroHealth System Integrates CareSimple and Epic to Launch its Red Carpet Care Remote Patient Monitoring Program
Cleveland, Ohio and Montreal, Quebec – January 26, 2021 – CareSimpleTM, a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) solution designed, developed and operated by Tactio Health Group, and The MetroHealth System, a nationally recognized public health care system located in Cleveland, Ohio, today announced that they have entered a strategic RPM integration partnership.
Tactio Health Group Extends CHUM Partnership
Montréal, Québec, Canada – January 6, 2020 – CareSimple, a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) platform, designed, developed and operated by Tactio Health Group, has announced a free extension of their technology-enabled care services with Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), an innovative hospital system serving Québec patients.
Three Canadian companies leading the health care sector’s digital transformation
Although COVID-19 has enabled years’ worth of digital transformation in just a matter of months, some organizations have long been ahead of the curve, such as those leveraging cutting-edge data, cloud and AI solutions to reimagine Canada’s health care sector. Among those leading the industry’s digital charge are organizations like Tactio Health Group, ThoughtWire and RamSoft.
Join us at Future Now!
This not-to-miss digital event hosted on Oct 27-28 by Microsoft features our CEO Michel Nadeau discussing how we leveraged the Azure Cloud to respond to the urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec and abroad in 2020.
Tactio Health Launches CareSimple
Tactio Health, a recognized world leader in the field of virtual healthcare solutions, today announced a complete product rebranding effort in response to accelerated company growth and a renewal of its corporate vision for the future. At the heart of the rebrand is a change of the product name to CareSimple.
What is Telehealth?
Many people, experts even, use these terms interchangeably, when in fact, each term has its own definition. But what is telehealth? Telehealth is an all-encompassing, broad term that can be defined as the delivery of health care or health-related services through technology.
What is Population Health?
You’ve probably heard a lot of buzz about population health lately. But what exactly does it mean, and why is it so important? Population health is a somewhat modern approach to health and health management that, at its heart, aims to improve the well-being of the entire population at large and reduce inequities and barriers to care among select populations.