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The proposal is for new policies to ease interstate care barriers and promote healthcare access across state lines.
Wearables, IoT devices and home-based care can help minimize hospital stays and improve patients' quality of life as the Korean population ages, says Samsung Medical Center CMIO Dr. Meong Hi Son in Part 1 of our interview.
Amid workforce shortages and demand for care, devices, apps and remote monitoring will transform homes into healthcare hubs to ease pressure on clinicians while expanding care access, according to HIMSS CEO Hal Wolf.
HIMSS President and CEO Hal Wolf was honored during the HIMSS Native American & Indigenous Health Symposium for his commitment to the community.
Michael Dalton, Ovatient founder and CEO, says the CMS-led Rural Health Transformation Program will only succeed if funds are used to build new value-based, virtual-first models for providing care to rural communities.
The Alliance for Advancing Rural Healthcare includes Arcadia, Castlight Health, Covista, Mission Mobile Medical, Telemedicine.com, TruBridge and Walgreens.
The minibus package also funds HHS and extends acute hospital care at home.
The guidance is a tech-positive approach that enables AI to support a digital-first future, said Kyle Zebley, ATA CEO and executive director of ATA Action.
More than two-thirds of state medical societies say they plan to work on licensure issues in 2026, including adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
ATA Action urges Congress for a permanent solution or at least another extension of telehealth flexibilities.