Page 39 Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring RPM for Long Termand Post Acute Care A Primer and Provider Selection Guide 2013

34

Hardware and Software Requirements - Front End or Other).
lists the required Desktop/Laptop specifications for
Software-Only Solutions including requirements Alerts and Chronic Disease Management Deci-
for Minimum Processor, Minimum Processor sion Support includes to whom Alerts can be sent
Speed, Minimum RAM, Minimum Hard Disk Stor- (Client/Patient’s Physician, Client/Patient’s Nurse/
age, Operating System (OS) - Windows, Operating Other Licensed Clinician, Client/Patient/User/Self,
System (OS) -Apple, and/or Operating System (OS) Care Manager/Professional Caregiver, Family, and/
- Unix/Linux. Other features compared include or Other) and the Alert Sending Modality, which
Network Specifications, Wireless Specifications, includes options for Pager, E-Mail, Text Message,
Browser Based Requirements, Minimum Internet/ and/or Other.
Bandwidth Specifications, Miscellaneous Software/ Single Condition Clinical Decision Support System
Applets Needed (i.e. Citrix), Miscellaneous Report- has options for Congestive Heart Failure (CHF),
ing Specifications (i.e. Crystal Reports), Scalability, Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia, Chronic Ob-
Local Model, Hosted Model, Software as a Service structive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Diabetes,
Model (SaaS), Remote Access, Off-Line Functional- Hypertension, Asthma, Arrhythmia, Stroke, Pres-
ity Support, Ability to Store/Handle Attachments sure Ulcers/Wound Care, End-Stage Renal Disease,
(Insurance card, Historical Notes, etc.), Available Depression or Other.
for Purchase, and Available for Lease. Last, Mobile
options are listed as Cellular Carriers that Support Customizable Pathways and Clinical Decision Sup-
Solution, Mobile OS - Android, Mobile OS - Black- port Systems for Multiple Chronic Conditions and
berry, Mobile OS - iOS, Mobile OS - Unix/Linux, Comorbidities builds upon the previous section and
and/or Mobile OS - Windows. lists all comorbidities. Vendors were instructed to
only check comorbidity options that can be handled
Front-End Unit Support lists materials delivered simultaneously. Options included Congestive Heart
through the front-end unit, including On-Screen Failure (CHF), Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia,
Educational Self-Management Material, Self- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),
Management Educational Audios, and/or Self- Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, Arrhythmia,
Management Educational Videos. Front-End Unit Stroke, Pressure Ulcers/Wound Care, End-Stage
Multi-Language Support section lists the available Renal Disease, Depression or Other.
languages. The final options here include Remote
Updates and/or Remote Configuration Capability. Interfacing, Integration and Add-Ons looks into the
telehealth/RPM solution with Electronic Health
Report and Personal Health Record (PHR)/EHR Records (EHRs), Medication Adherence Monitor-
examines options to provide Customizable Reports ing Dispensers, Safety Monitoring Systems (e.g.,
or Ability to Schedule Automatic Reports, and to Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS)),
whom Health Record/Report Access is provided Wellness, Behavior and Activity Monitoring Sys-
(Client/Patient’s Physician, Client/Patient’s Nurse/ tems, or Others.
Other Licensed Clinician, Client/Patient/User/Self,
Care Manager/Professional Caregiver, Family and/

LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST)