Remote Patient Monitoring Utah

Remote Patient Monitoring in Utah for outpatient long-term cardiac monitoring is allowed with prior authorization.

Criteria include:

• Must be ordered by a neurologist
• Member must have had a stroke or TIA with no identifiable cause
• Member should have already had 24-hour monitoring done previously
• Member should not be currently taking anti-coagulated or Warfarin for any other reason
• Member should not have a known contraindication for Warfarin
• Outpatient long-term cardiac monitoring may only be authorized for the 30-day test
• Data from the test must be reviewed and interpreted by a cardiologist

Source: Utah Medicaid Provider Manual: Manual, p. 24 (Jul. 2019). (Accessed Sept. 2019). 

Conditions

Only for patients with a long-term cardiac health issue.

Source: Utah Medicaid Provider Manual: Manual, p. 24 (Jul. 2019). (Accessed Sept. 2019). 

Provider Limitations

The test must be ordered by a neurologist and reviewed and interpreted by a cardiologist.

Source: Utah Medicaid Provider Manual: Manual, p. 24 (Jul. 2019). (Accessed Sept. 2019).