We are rightfully enamored with disruptive innovation. Smartphones, Uber, Twitter, Facebook, Expedia, Amazon, et al. have made our lives easier, more convenient, and often less expensive. So why haven’t we seen digital technology truly disrupt health care? If ever there was an industry that needed to become more efficient, safer, convenient and cheaper – it’s… Read more »
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Consumerism is Driving Telehealth Growth and it’s Here to Stay
If you look up the definition of “health care consumerism”, according to Wikipedia, the term means a movement toward patients being more involved in their own health care decisions. It’s more than that. It is also about patients setting the terms by which they will seek and receive health care services. The old paradigm of… Read more »
Finally, a Real Chance for Change in Medicare Related to Telehealth & Remote Monitoring
Today represents the first real chance we have had to change Medicare payment policy for telehealth and remote patient monitoring. While the commercial market adopts these tools at a rapid rate, there is virtually no access for seniors in Medicare. This issue got a powerful boost this morning with the introduction of the CONNECT for… Read more »
Meaningful Use to Be Replaced By…..Meaningful Use? Program Requirements Will Continue Beyond 2018
While at the 2016 JP Morgan Health Care Investment Conference last week, Acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt made comments about Meaningful Use that sparked significant stakeholder debate. The Twittersphere lit up with varying interpretations and plenty of cheering. As outlined in the transcript of his remarks, Slavitt said: “Now that we effectively have technology into… Read more »
Five National Policy Developments that Advance Telemedicine
This year was a busy year for telemedicine at the state level. State legislatures and medical boards across the country considered dozens of measures, most of them aimed at improving the policy environment for telemedicine. In the flurry of activity, you may have missed some major developments at the national level that are going to… Read more »
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