National Telehealth Value Study

This is a special edition of the Remington Report sponsored by Honeywell HomMed. The issue provides several articles focused on the information revealed in the HomMed Telehealth Value Study.

The article entitled, "Lessons Learned," covers the benefits and best practices of telemonitoring revealed by the study results. Broadly summarized, the benefits are:

• Additional revenue can be achieved
   
• Significant cost saving occurs
   
• Achievement and improvement of positive clinical outcomes

The best practices are:

• Use a focused approach
   
• Consider all patients as candidates for telemonitoring
   
• Use the monitor as a clinical tool
   
• Apply a visit frequency that reflects telemonitoring's ability to provide instant condition updates
   
• Place a monitor on intake and admission
   
• Evaluate for daily home monitoring at all points of care
   
• Incorporate monitoring into the CMS 485/Plan of Care
   
• Provide incentives for staff
   
• Track data closely and regularly