CPC Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring 2

Question 1

Which of the following BEST describes 'asynchronous telehealth' (store-and-forward)?

Accepted Answer

Transmission of patient data, images, or clinical information to a provider for review at a later time

Answer

Asynchronous (store-and-forward) telehealth involves collecting patient data (photos, videos, test results) and transmitting it to a provider for review and response at a later time — without real-time interaction.

Question 2

A community paramedic is setting up a patient for a remote patient monitoring program. Which step is MANDATORY before enrolling a patient?

Accepted Answer

Obtaining written informed consent from the patient documenting understanding of RPM purpose, data use, and privacy

Answer

Written informed consent is a mandatory legal and ethical requirement for RPM enrollment, documenting that the patient understands what data will be collected, how it will be used, who will have access, and their right to withdraw.

Question 3

Which of the following represents an appropriate use of telehealth in the community paramedicine treat-and-refer model?

Accepted Answer

A community paramedic conducts a video-assisted physical assessment with a supervising physician who then provides orders for home-based treatment

Answer

In the treat-and-refer model, community paramedics use telehealth to connect patients with supervising physicians in real time, extending the medical director's oversight into the home setting and enabling evidence-based treatment orders without unnecessary transport.

Question 4

Digital health literacy involves a patient's ability to:

Accepted Answer

Find, evaluate, and apply health information accessed through digital technologies to health decisions

Answer

Digital health literacy encompasses the ability to seek, find, understand, and appraise health information from digital sources — and to apply that knowledge to health behavior and decisions, not just the ability to use technology.

Question 5

Under the current CMS Remote Patient Monitoring billing rules, CPT code 99454 requires a minimum of how many days of data transmission per billing period?

Accepted Answer

16 days

Answer

CPT 99454 (device supply and daily transmissions/recordings, 30-day period) requires at least 16 days of data collection and transmission within the 30-day billing period to bill the code.

(CPC) Community Paramedic Certification Practice Test

(CPC) Community Paramedic Certification Practice Test

CPC Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring 2