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Telehealth plays an increasingly critical part in treating patients, improving health outcomes and lowering costs.
Despite policies that try to drive prices down by giving consumers information, price transparency in healthcare does not work, the report says.
Other major challenges include remote patient monitoring, interoperability, real-time data analytics, work-from-home resources and patient surveillance, according to a new KLAS report.
Providers haven't been responding to Low Utilization Payment Adjustment thresholds as expected, the analysis finds.
While barriers remain, the forced use of digital health services during the health crisis leaves an opportunity for provider adoption.
The proposed rule has been commended by the Advanced Medical Technology Association for getting innovative technology to patients that need it.
In response to what AHIP said was price gouging, the organization has called for policy changes to stop the practice from continuing.
About 260,000 currently insured cancer survivors ages 18-64 had coverage disruptions in 2018.
Failing to initially show a positive test result for a coronavirus patient could lead to appeals and administrative headaches.
At stake is $3.2 billion in revenue for a one-day length of stay as 80% of revenue for all services is in joint replacement.