Highmark Interactive Inc. announced deployment of its EQ Remote Physiologic Monitoring (RPM) solution within a large multi-clinic orthopedic practice in the Greater Los Angeles area. Building on signing its recent partnership with the United States Orthopedic Alliance (USOA) earlier this year, Highmark announced the direct sale of its RPM platform to Urgent Orthopedic Care Inc. demonstrating ongoing traction within the orthopedic surgery market segment. Urgent Orthopedic Care (UOC), managing over 10,000 patients annually across two large facilities in the greater Los Angeles area, signed with Highmark last week and will begin deployment of Highmark's EQ RPM platform immediately.

Due to UOC's size and influence in the management of workplace-injured workers, Highmark's RPM SaaS platform will be priced at a discount to usual market rates generating USD$30/patient/month of monitoring. While practices will vary, after discussions with UOC, Highmark is expecting at least two months of patient monitoring per year across its 10,000 plus patient base generating between USD$60-90/patient/year. The EQ Remote Monitoring platform enables the physician to monitor a patient's balance before and after surgery and between clinical visits to inform and personalize the patient's treatment plan.

Remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) is a recently added reimbursement code by Medicare in the United States with many commercial insurers now also providing reimbursement. Reimbursement requires the use of a medical device and Highmark's EQ Balance is FDA-cleared software as a Medical Device (SaMD) thereby meeting this requirement. Unlike other providers measuring balance, Highmark's proprietary software does not require the patient to purchase any additional expensive or cumbersome hardware.

The patient only requires access to a mobile smart device, such as a phone or tablet, and internet connectivity. Highmark's EQ RPM solution is device agnostic and can be downloaded to both Android and Apple operating systems.