At Comprehensive Medical Group of Kern Inc in Delano, California, Radhey Bansal, MD, and the team of practitioners offer chronic care management services to their elderly patients with multiple chronic medical problems, which is a new Medicare benefit. It is a comprehensive care plan, developed in collaboration with your healthcare provider (doctor, PA, or NP) and updated monthly depending on the needs. It provides a link with your health care team between the doctor visits by phone calls to you during the month and helps take care of all your health-related needs.
Chronic care management refers to the long-term attention your healthcare team gives to one or more persistent conditions. Chronic conditions typically last for 12 months or longer and require regular care to minimize symptoms and promote recovery.
Many patients seeking chronic care management have multiple conditions lasting for at least 12 months. Properly managing a chronic illness often results in fewer complications and improved quality of life.
Many conditions require chronic care management to keep them under control and prevent the worsening of symptoms. You will qualify for this benefit if you have two or more of the chronic conditions listed below:
The team of providers at Comprehensive Medical Group of Kern Inc has extensive experience helping patients manage a wide range of chronic diseases.
The Comprehensive Medical Group of Kern Inc team offers remote patient monitoring to help patients stay on top of their chronic conditions. This technology is another part of chronic care management in which your health care team at CMG can provide you with a computer tablet with a built-in WiFi connection to track your disease.
You will also be equipped with a blood pressure monitoring device, a blood sugar testing device, a weighing machine, oxygen saturation testing, and other tools as needed.
Your health data gets entered into the tablet via Bluetooth and is securely transmitted to your health care team, allowing them to manage your conditions better and keep them in control. Remote patient monitoring is also a covered program by Medicare.
To learn more about chronic care management and remote patient monitoring, call Comprehensive Medical Group of Kern Inc or book an appointment online now.
