Chronic Disease Management with Rising Telemedicine

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Chronic Disease Management with Rising
Telemedicine
Today, healthcare providers and patients both are
facing chronic diseases across the country.
According to research 6 in 10 adults in the US
have a chronic disease and management of these
diseases continues to be one of the biggest
challenges. Just about 7 chronic diseases, namely
diabetes, cancer, hypertension, heart disease,
pulmonary conditions, stroke, and mental illness
are contributing a total impact on the US economy
of close to 1.3 trillion annually. As these
disorders continue to impact healthcare systems
across the US, hence providers are now looking at
ways they can improve chronic disease management,
without negatively impacting the quality of care
being delivered. But the question remains the
same How? The answer is Telemedicine. Telemed
icine is the practice of medicine using
technology to deliver care at a distance. A
physician in one location uses a
telecommunications infrastructure to deliver care
to a patient at a distant site. Similarly, in the
case of chronic disease management physicians and
specialists can use mobile devices, live audio,
and video, mHealth apps, and other smart digital
tools to monitor a patients condition at any
given point of time irrespective of location. In
this brief, you are getting more insights about
various ways to transform the chronic disease
management landscape with the help of
telemedicine and improving outcomes for patients
suffering from these diseases.
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Chronic Disease Management with Rising
Telemedicine
Rising patients access to specialized
care Patients with chronic diseases are looking
to get treatment from specialized care while
treating their symptoms. However, it is hard to
find a specialized care provider in certain parts
of the country, making it that much harder for
them to see their care provider regularly.
Moreover, traveling long distances is yet another
challenge for chronic disease patients as they
may suffer from a lack of mobility or have
trouble sitting still for long periods. But today
technology is solving these challenges via
telemedicine. Today patients can connect with
care providers, including specialists, from the
comfort of their own home with the help of
telemedicine. The rising use of telemedicine
ensures access to specialized care with minimal
cost. Some patients need to visit
a physician periodically and their condition gets
worse if they fail to see their care provider,
but telemedicine can make it easier for patients
to get the care they need. Due to the rise of
covid-19 Telemedicine technology is adopted by
many healthcare providers and hence these
telemedicine platforms and apps are rapidly
helping healthcare organizations to offer care in
a cost-efficient way to rural regions for
managing chronic conditions right from the
comfort of their homes.
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Remote Patient Monitoring Remote patient
monitoring which is an application of
telemedicine is the collection of data on
personal health and medicine from an individual
in one location, which is transmitted via
electronic communication technologies to a
provider in a different location for use in care
and related support. In the case of chronic
diseases like diabetes, physicians can now also
monitor the patients blood sugar levels
remotely. Digital glucometer machines that
transmit the patients blood sugar levels to the
physician daily can help them in formulating an
optimal treatment plan remotely. When patients
living with chronic conditions can change their
lifestyle like changes in diet, quitting smoking,
and getting more exercise then only they will see
better results, but some patients may have
trouble following through on these kinds of
treatment regimens which impacts negatively on
their health. With the help of remote patient
monitoring care providers can monitor treatment
guidelines of patients. If a patient has been
overeating and not getting enough exercise, the
doctor might have the patient step on a Bluetooth
scale to see how their weight has changed.
Doctors can use mobile devices and live video and
audio to quickly remind patients to take their
medication, eat healthily, or find ways to stay
active, improving the patient's chances of
recovery.
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Telemedicine
Reducing hospital readmissions and overall costs
of care One study finds that patients with
chronic illnesses account for more than 81 of
all hospital admissions. However, telemedicine
ensures better management of patient's treatment,
considerably mitigating the risk of them having
to be readmitted to the hospital. Hence
telemedicine can easily improve outcomes for
immune-compromised patients. Every practitioner
can use telemedicine for the medication of their
patient and treatment of new symptoms keeping
hospital readmission rates as low as
possible. Finally, Healthcare organizations need
to leverage various technologies to deliver care
simultaneously and be on the lookout for ways to
augment its functionality with time. If you want
to grow with telemedicine, you can get in touch
with us. We can help you in your medical billing
and coding operations so that you can focus on
patient care delivery.