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Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Service at Home
Remote blood pressure monitoring allows patients to track their heart health from the comfort of home while staying connected to medical professionals. Our Medicare-approved remote patient monitoring service helps detect risks early, manage hypertension effectively, and reduce unnecessary clinic visits. With advanced technology and expert oversight, you receive reliable care without disrupting your daily life.
Dr. Cynthia Thaik, M.D., now offers remote monitoring for hypertension and other chronic conditions. This technology provides critical support for many Californians living with high blood pressure. In fact, one in three Californians who passed away in 2014 died from cardiovascular disease. Therefore, early and continuous monitoring is essential for prevention and care.
With ambulatory blood pressure monitoring equipment, patients can track their condition safely at home. In addition, devices such as a glucometer, pulse oximeter, or weight scale may be used when needed. As a result, individuals at high risk from high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar, or obesity receive regular health updates. Moreover, they can avoid unnecessary exposure to coronavirus, flu, or other infections. This way, remote monitoring helps patients stay safe while receiving proper medical supervision.
Blood Pressure Measurement at Home
Anyone who signs up for the program receives a Bluetooth blood pressure cuff and a device to contact our care team if needed. Through remote monitoring, we track patient readings regularly and respond quickly to changes. As a result, treatment can be adjusted at the right time. In addition, patients can see their progress, and sudden spikes can be managed sooner. Moreover, remote monitoring helps us better understand each patient’s condition. In fact, a six-month trial showed an average drop of 4.7 mm Hg, while refractory patients saw a drop of 11.5 mm Hg. Therefore, remote monitoring improves care and supports better heart health.
Remote Blood Sugar Monitoring for Diabetic Patients
There are also options for diabetic patients to have subdermal continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices installed. These monitors automatically track blood glucose levels, allowing you and your trusted healthcare professionals to see changes in your blood sugar. The current CGM device generation is suitable for people with type 1 diabetes. Work is underway to develop CGM devices suitable for type 2 diabetics. Using one of these monitoring devices can help you better manage your glucose levels, have fewer low blood glucose emergencies, and give you the tools you need to reduce the chance of complications from your condition.
How Remote Patient Monitoring Helps At-Risk Patients Stay Home Safely
CDC and the government is urging older adults to stay home due the COVID-19 epidemic, and many healthcare providers in California have shut down due to the quarantine mandated by local governments. As a result, many seniors are at home, isolated, and without immediate access to a doctor or nurse.
Using personal remote monitoring devices for measuring blood pressure and other essential health metrics is not only a more efficient way of caring for one’s health, it can negate the necessity of needing to venture out to see a healthcare provider, or worse needing to go to urgent care or an emergency room for observation and treatment, thereby exposing oneself to additional unnecessary risk.
Peace of Mind For Adult Children: Aging Parents Safer At Home, Under Our Monitoring & Remote Care
Many adult children appreciate new technology that helps track their aging parents’ health. For example, if your parents live alone and you cannot visit due to social distancing, you may feel concerned about their safety and access to care. In addition, you may wonder if your 70-year-old father with hypertension is checking his blood pressure daily. Similarly, will your 85-year-old grandmother living alone know what to do if she experiences symptoms? Moreover, are their doctors providing telephone or video appointments when needed? Although you may not be physically present, remote monitoring provides peace of mind. As a result, symptoms and health concerns are identified early and are less likely to go unchecked. Therefore, families feel reassured knowing their loved ones are receiving continuous support and supervision.
Benefits of Remote Patient Monitoring for Seniors
Social isolation and loneliness can exacerbate pre-existing conditions, such as hypertension, blood sugar concerns, heart failure, and other cardiac concerns. While the current COVID-19 #SaferAtHome orders are temporary, social isolation has always been a concern for the elderly. Whether due to the Coronavirus quarantine, lack of access to transportation, or other aspects of aging, access to healthcare can be a challenge for the elderly. With telehealth, not only does the healthcare provider receive information from the blood pressure monitor, but they are also available for virtual consultations and check-ins. Telemedicine and home blood pressure monitoring are available for everyone, with particular focus on patients over 65 with the following conditions:
- Hypertension or high blood pressure
- blood sugar concerns
- heart failure
- cardiac disorders
Medicare Approved Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Service
If you’re wondering whether Medicare covers remote monitoring, the answer is yes. In fact, Medicare now provides expanded coverage for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) for patients with high blood pressure. ABPM is a non-invasive test that uses a portable device to measure blood pressure over 24 hours. As a result, physicians can evaluate blood pressure during normal daily activities. Moreover, this method often provides more accurate readings than single office visits. Therefore, it can help detect high blood pressure earlier.
In addition, if you have questions about the cost or billing of our Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Service, our team is available to assist you. Furthermore, patients with two or more chronic conditions may qualify for additional support through a chronic care management program. In this program, a dedicated healthcare professional contacts you every month. During these calls, they review your conditions and answer your questions. They also share updates with your doctor. As a result, remote monitoring provides continuous support and better care. This way, patients feel safer at home and less isolated.
Dr. Cynthia Thaik, M.D. Los Angeles Cardiologist and Primary Care Physician Offering Telemedicine Across California
Frequently recognized as one of Los Angeles’ top heart specialists, Dr. Cynthia Thaik, who received her training at Harvard, is a proficient cardiologist and functional medicine practitioner. Through personalized care and advanced remote monitoring, she attentively engages with her patients, asking about their lifestyle, environmental exposures, and medical history that may affect their heart health. She carefully evaluates every risk factor, including cholesterol levels, genetic risk for heart disease, and past heart failure. In addition, at Holistic Healing Heart Center, along with her team, Dr. Thaik provides comprehensive care at the Burbank and Valencia offices, as well as through remote monitoring services available throughout California. As a result, patients receive continuous supervision, early risk detection, and more personalized treatment to improve their long-term heart health.
Meet Dr. Cynthia Thaik, MD - Functional & Integrative Cardiologist
Dr. Cynthia Thaik is a board-certified cardiologist who integrates functional medicine into her concierge practice with a specialized focus on cardiovascular and neurovascular optimization.
She devotes one week per month exclusively to functional medicine consultations via telehealth, allowing for deep, unrushed care. During this time, Dr. Thaik works closely with patients seeking transformation, root-cause healing, and individualized strategies grounded in integrative science.
Her approach combines:
- Precision diagnostics
- Advanced cardiovascular expertise
- Compassionate, heart-centered listening
- Extensive patient education
“Cardiovascular consultations and diagnostic services are covered by insurance. Functional medicine services are offered exclusively as concierge, self-pay services”
Schedule Your Telehealth Consultation with Dr. Cynthia
If you’re living with atrial fibrillation and want to explore natural treatment options, Dr. Cynthia is here to help. She provides telehealth consultations to guide you through personalized care plans, addressing lifestyle changes, supplement use, and stress management techniques tailored to your unique health needs.
Dr. Cynthia Thaik will perform a thorough cardiovascular assessment, looking at cardiac function, ruling out structural damage, checking paroxysmal atrial fibrillation symptoms, assessing the adverse effects of hypertension and dietary toxicity (alcohol, caffeine, excessive inflammatory foods), checking for vascular inflammation and endothelial dysfunction, and exploring the impact of stress on arterial tone and the autonomic nervous system regulation of the cardiovascular system.
The patient will have an option to receive individual coaching from a mindfulness instructor. Together, this integrative team approach to Afib will provide the patient with the best opportunity to address the root causes underlying the atrial fibrillation and hopefully restore normal sinus rhythm. As with all health conditions, our goal is to help Afib patients transition from symptoms and disease care to optimal health and wellness – true preventive cardiology.
If you have been diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation and are looking for natural treatments, Schedule a virtual visit or call for Telehealth Appointment at (818) 842 1410
Frequently Asked Questions
Remote blood pressure monitoring allows patients to measure their blood pressure at home while healthcare providers review readings in real time.
Yes. Medicare often covers remote patient monitoring for eligible patients with chronic conditions such as hypertension.
It is ideal for seniors, patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, or those needing consistent health tracking.
Yes. Devices are clinically approved and readings are reviewed by trained professionals to ensure accurate care.
Our remote blood pressure monitoring service combines advanced technology with personalized medical oversight to deliver dependable care at home. Patients benefit from early risk detection, fewer hospital visits, improved chronic disease management, and greater peace of mind knowing their health is consistently monitored.