C.E.R.T.
(Clinical Evaluation of Respiratory Therapies)
Diagnostic Medical Testing’s C.E.R.T. program is a diagnostic monitoring program designed to evaluate in home therapies and patient compliance. The objectives of the program are:
· Ensure compliance with prescribed cardiopulmonary therapies
· Disease management and education to help patients with your individualized plan
· Qualification of therapies per insurance guidelines (as needed)
· Improve quality of life
The C.E.R.T. program will follow your patients in the home environment quarterly and PRN. It consists of the following:
· Review of all prescribed cardiopulmonary therapies and orders to ensure patient compliance in the home environment.
· Education
o Review of the disease process and management (including lifestyle changes/modifications)
o Treatment procedures
o Prescriptions and medications
o Home safety
o Equipment checks
o Available Cardiopulmonary resources.
· Rest and exertion oximetry is completed at each visit by licensed clinical professionals and to insurance specific guidelines
· Overnight oximetry as indicated per assessment
· Patient assessment including heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure
The C.E.R.T. program is another resource for you, as a physician, to ensure that your patient’s are being compliant in the home setting. This program provides licensed clinician’s thorough and detail oriented clinical evaluations directly communicated to you through email/fax at your preference.
Benefits of using Diagnostic Medical Testing (DMT) to complete the in home clinical evaluation for your patients:
· When a clinical issue arises in the home (i.e. desaturations on exertion), the patient is already qualified per insurance guidelines once our testing is completed. This makes for a timelier set-up of the appropriate patient care and/or equipment, tailored for your specific patients.
· There is a quicker line of communication to you, the physician, because we eliminate redundant steps within the qualification and testing process that usually involve a number of other parties.
· DMT believes in quality of care vs. quantity of care – we will ensure that your patients have a complete understanding of their home respiratory therapies, medications, equipment, and any accompanying orders from you, the physician.
** To order this program for a patient, please complete the attached order form. If you would like this for all of your patients referred to DMT you may complete the blanket plan of treatment.
Please contact our office at 877-202-1191 or via email with any questions or concerns. Thank you!