Practice growth: How to strengthen your role as a TMZ in your region

As a telemedicine center (TMZ), you are in a key position to further expand telemedical care in your region - and thus make telemonitoring for heart failure available to more patients.

As a telemedicine center (TMZ), you are in a key position to further expand telemedical care in your region - and thus make telemonitoring for heart failure available to more patients.

TMZ & referrers

This is how it works: Targeted expansion of telemedical care in your region

GP practices as referring physicians

When it comes to heart failure care, GPs play a central role: they are the first point of contact for patients, particularly for early detection, long-term care and coordination of treatment.

If you integrate these practices into your telemonitoring network as primary care providers (PCPs), everyone involved benefits:

  • Efficient division of tasks: The GP practice provides primary care, while you as the TMZ contribute telemedical monitoring and your cardiological expertise.
  • Stronger referral relationship: Close cooperation strengthens your relationship with GPs and positions you as a reliable partner.
  • Better patient care: Together, you can significantly increase the reach of telemonitoring and sustainably improve the care of heart failure patients.

Good to know:

As a telemedicine center, cardiology practices usually provide the indication for telemonitoring themselves and then take over the monitoring - they then act as a Primary treatment agent (PBA).

However, a GP practice can also take on the role of PBA and carry out telemonitoring together with you - with a clear division of tasks and close collaboration (see infographic).

Clinics as referring physicians

Hospitals also regularly treat patients with decompensated heart failure - precisely the patient group that benefits from telemonitoring. Through structured discharge processes, digital interfaces and shared care pathways, you as a telemedicine center can take over follow-up care, reduce readmissions and support the hospital in meeting quality indicators. In this way, your practice positions itself as an extension of inpatient care and as a central partner for telemedical care in the region.

We are happy to support you!

Integrating GPs or clinics into telemonitoring opens up an exciting growth area for your practice: you expand your network, increase patient numbers and actively contribute to regional healthcare.

We will be happy to support you in setting up the network and connecting GP practices or clinics to SaniQ HERZ - please contact us!

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