Page 3 Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring RPM for Long Termand Post Acute Care A Primer and Provider Selection Guide 2013

Table of ConTenTs

1 Purpose of Whitepaper and Executive Summary ......................................................................................1

1.1 Purpose of Whitepaper .........................................................................................................................1

1.2 Executive Summary ...............................................................................................................................1

1.3 Disclaimer ...............................................................................................................................................2

2 Definitions ......................................................................................................................................................2

2.1 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Infrastructure .............................................2

2.2 Electronic Documentation Technologies ...........................................................................................2

2.2.1 Electronic Health Record (EHR) ...............................................................................................2

2.2.2 Electronic Medical Record (EMR) ............................................................................................2

2.2.3 Personal Health Records (PHR) ................................................................................................2

2.2.4 Health Information Technology (HIT) ....................................................................................3

2.2.5 Electronic Point of Care (POC)/Point of Service (POS) Documentation Systems ............3

2.3 Safety Technologies ................................................................................................................................3

2.4 Health and Wellness Technologies ......................................................................................................4

2.4.1 Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Telemedicine .......................................4

2.4.2 Telecare/Telemonitoring/Behavioral Monitoring capabilities ...............................................5

2.5 Clinical Decision Support Systems ......................................................................................................5

2.6 Social Connectedness Technologies ....................................................................................................6

3 Vision of Technology-Enabled Care and Continuum of Monitoring .........................................................6

3.1 Vision for Technology-Enabled Care ..................................................................................................6

3.2 Continuum of Monitoring Technologies and their Value ................................................................9

3.2.1 Safety Monitoring Technologies ................................................................................................9