PRA Health Sciences selected by Maryland State Medical Society to supply remote patient monitoring and telehealth services
14 April 2021 - 6:02AM
PRA Health Sciences (NASDAQ: PRAH) and the Maryland State Medical
Society (MedChi) announced today that Care Innovations, a PRA
Health Sciences company, was selected by MedChi to be a preferred
provider of remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and digital
health services for its network of 22,000+ licensed physicians who
practice across 50+ medical specialties. Maryland physicians now
have a trusted provider to quickly deploy a secure and
privacy-compliant system for maintaining patients’ care remotely,
including routine visits and chronic disease management.
“This is the time to embrace RPM to manage patient care,” said
Gene Ransom, Chief Executive Officer, MedChi. “The pandemic has
proven the clinical and economic benefits of remote patient
monitoring and physicians are in search of the right vendor to
support this long-term, virtual model. MedChi is pleased to help
physicians quickly select a comprehensive provider and expand
patients’ access to these vital services.”
Remote patient monitoring is an important component of
healthcare that contributes to better patient outcomes and higher
patient satisfaction. By capturing medical information
automatically and remotely, RPM offers comprehensive,
patient-centric care, particularly for elderly and high-risk
patients. In today’s pandemic environment, RPM can help patients
avoid exposure to COVID-19 and reduce emergency room visits and
hospitalizations by evaluating patients’ health information from
the comfort of their home.
By selecting Care Innovations, physicians will receive the
physician and patient-facing technology, including the remote
patient monitoring platform, Health Harmony mobile app, nurse-led
coordinating center, and internet-connected devices, such as blood
pressure cuffs, pulse oximeters, and glucometers. Patients can use
these medical devices and the mobile app to manage their care at
home, while their physicians monitor the data remotely. In
addition, physicians can elect for monthly care management, which
allows for billing for services pertaining to Medicare CPT RPM
codes for patients that meet the requirements.
“Remote patient monitoring and telehealth offer an innovative
way for physicians to monitor their patients’ health in near-real
time without travel or time constraints,” said Randy Swanson,
Senior Vice President at PRA Health Sciences and President of Care
Innovations. “PRA’s digital health solutions provide the
infrastructure, technology and payer reimbursement plans to support
physicians’ practice requirements and patients’ healthcare
needs.”
For more information or to enroll these services today, Maryland
physicians can visit CareInnovations.com or MedChi page.
About PRA Health Sciences
PRA Health Sciences is one of the world’s leading global
contract research organizations by revenue, providing outsourced
clinical development and data solution services to the
biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. PRA’s global clinical
development platform includes more than 75 offices across North
America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, Australia and the
Middle East and more than 19,000 employees worldwide. Since 2000,
PRA has participated in approximately 4,000 clinical trials
worldwide. In addition, PRA has participated in the pivotal or
supportive trials that led to U.S. Food and Drug Administration or
international regulatory approval of more than 95 drugs. To learn
more about PRA, please visit www.prahs.com.
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About the Maryland State Medical Society
MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society, is a non-profit
membership association of Maryland physicians. It is the
largest physician organization in Maryland. The mission of
MedChi is to serve as Maryland's foremost advocate and resource for
physicians, their patients and the public health of Maryland.
For more information, please visit www.medchi.org.
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