Telehealth
The model has shown promise in creating new reimbursement streams for providers, as well as in improving the health of rural residents especially.
Forthcoming policies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will open up the home as a covered site of care in which hospitals can earn payment for delivered services.
John Brownstein, chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital, talks about the benefits and challenges with voice technologies amid the growing number of apps and interest from major companies and health systems.
Wael A. Kabli, CEO of Cura, says that patients living in rural areas and smaller cities have to travel to get to the healthcare they need, which makes telehealth more valuable.
Despite an increase in usage, telehealth visits for substance use disorder represented just 1.4 percent of telehealth visits for any health condition.
Hazel Jones, Apps & Wearables program director at NHS Digital, discusses the wide range of healthcare apps that were put through a stringent assessment process before being showcased in the UK's NHS apps library.
Only one quarter of one percent of Medicare beneficiaries in 2016 took advantage of the service.
Once a novelty, telehealth has potential to ease the workflow and financial burdens placed on physicians and nurses.
Enrollment in MA is projected to increase by 11.5 percent, and the number of plans to increase by 600 next year.
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