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What is Telehealth?
Blog Post - 03.09.2022
Staying healthy is more important than ever. Hospitals and doctors’ offices are expensive and overcrowded with coronavirus patients. It’s been challenging for patients to see their primary care physicians due to social distancing and the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
Need to see your doctor, but nervous about going? Thanks to telehealth, you won’t have to. Telehealth is fantastic for staying on top of your health using electronic communications and technologies.
Examples of Telehealth services are remotely monitoring a patient’s blood pressure, heart rate, and more. It connects patients and their doctors with medical devices, smartphones, or health data tracking apps, providing a steady communication stream between users and doctors.
Who Can Benefit From Using Telehealth?
The need for remote patient monitoring rises during these unprecedented times. Telehealth provides a more convenient, safer, and cost-friendly way of staying on top of your health.
Many can benefit from using Telehealth. For example:
Those in rural areas or have limited access to specialized medical care.
Those diagnosed with COVID-19 or other infectious diseases
People who are caregivers for children or other family members
People with limited physical mobility
People with both chronic and acute illnesses
Common Telehealth Use Cases
There are many types of care you can receive with Telehealth. For example, if you struggle with:
Asthma
Back pain
Diabetes 1 and 2
High blood pressure
Mental health
Covid-19 monitoring
Pulmonary monitoring
Acute illness
Telehealth can be used for all types of ongoing treatments, ranging from physical to psychotherapy to general health advice. Talk to your provider if Telehealth is right for you.
Cost of Telehealth Care
Costs vary depending on insurance, but Telehealth tends to be a much cheaper service than in-office visits. Whereas a personal visit can cost upward of $176, telehealth visits are much below that, such as $40 or $50 (Red Quill Consulting). It’s still essential, however, to exercise discretion by contacting your insurance company; they can point you in the right direction by choosing telehealth services suitable for you, so you don’t pay for a more expensive service.
In addition, if you have Medicare due to COVID-19, you can now receive telehealth services regardless of where you live and get access to a healthcare provider or telehealth service from your smartphone.
Mobile Applications and Telehealth
Due to the Pandemic, mobile and health apps have increased use and popularity.
These apps sync with FDA-cleared medical devices, which monitor patients in real-time and expedite the transfer and sharing of patient data to healthcare professionals, providing caregivers and patients with reliable information.
These remote devices give patients faster access to care and medical providers, ensure medication adherence, and make monitoring your health more accessible.
What CMI Health Offers
CMI Health’s medical devices monitor patients in real-time and expedite the transfer and sharing of patient data to healthcare professionals, providing caregivers and patients with reliable information.
Our products/apps, such as Spirometers, Pulse Oximeters, the OxyKnight Watch, and AsthmaGo, are examples of affordable, dependable ways to monitor your health.
If you suffer from chronic respiratory conditions such as:
Asthma
COPD
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
Pulmonary fibrosis
SpiroLink records your breathing at home, and you can contact your physician if a problem occurs. Research indicates that Spirometers reduce pulmonary complications. They are a cost-effective device for patients with rib fractures, with clinical benefits without harmful effects (Trials, 2019).
Unlike Spirometers, which monitor lung function, Pulse Oximeters mainly measure an individual's SpO2, Pulse Rate, and Perfusion Index. For example, if you're an intense athlete, recently undergone surgery, or recovering from an illness, it’s worth investing in a Pulse Oximeter.
For a Pulse Oximeter overnight, The OxyKnight Watch is an excellent choice for those who snore, have Sleep Apnea, or COPD. The watch monitors oxygen levels, pulse rate, heart rate, and sleep quality, conjoining data with our mobile app. It operates continuously without requiring the user to adjust settings throughout the night.
By combining these three exceptional medical devices, users can get a clear and accurate view of their daily lung performance in one all-inclusive app called AsthmaGo. With this app, users can download and share their reports and respiratory trends with physicians remotely. AsthmaGo won third place in the IEEE Telehealth competition in its pre-launching phase.
Have Questions? Feel free to contact us at info@cmihealth.com or 888-985-1125 (ext. 1).