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Did you miss insights and data from the five August blog posts?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Grandcare Systems was founded in 2004 followed by a sensor-based remote monitoring startup and consolidation wave in 2009-2010. And that the costs (estimated at $754 million in 2015) were mostly paid by Medicare and Medicaid (the latter likely in nursing homes.) What’s the big deal?

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Prescription Drugs Costs See Astronomical Rise

ACA Times

Over the course of ten years—from 2004 to 2014—Medicare has increased its funding of prescription drug costs from 2% to 29%. 86% of Americans feel drug companies should release information on setting drug prices, while 83% suggest Medicare should negotiate to lower those prices. Specialty drug costs saw an increase to 30.9%

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How Telehealth is Expanding OB/GYN Care in Rural Communities

GlobalMed

Between 2004 and 2014, 179 rural counties lost hospital-based obstetric services ; by 2014, more than half of all rural counties lacked a hospital offering maternity care. According to the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services, 10 to 40 percent of women skip postpartum visits for these reasons.

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Telemedicine Today: May 2016

American Well

28% Annual Increase in Telemedicine Visits Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries. Harvard Medical School researchers found that the number of telemedicine visits provided to Medicare beneficiaries increased by 28 percent per year from 2004 to 2013 with 107,000 visits provided in 2013. Medical Xpress. visits per patient.

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How Insulin Became So Expensive – A History

Insulin Nation

He had hit the dreaded donut hole of his Medicare Part D coverage. In 2004, that same vial would cost $60, and today it would go for roughly $300, she said. The 68-year-old man had glucose levels which were out of control, and his A1C score had climbed north of 16]. After that, he paid all drug costs out of pocket.

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Leveraging Technology to Improve Referral Management in Home Health Care

Healthcare IT Today

The demand for home health services is projected to grow nearly eight percent annually through 2030, which is fueled by the majority of the Baby Boomer generation reaching the Medicare age of 65 and growing orthopedic-related diseases. . Adeel Sarwar, Chief Technology Officer, joined CareCloud in 2004. About Adeel Sarwar.

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The The Five Biggest Areas of Opportunity for Digital Health

The Digital Health Corner

According to most recent statistics from the Office of the National Coordinator, use of EHRs has increased from 20% in 2004 to 87% in 2015. I’d like to discuss what I believe are five areas of significant opportunity for quality technologies. EHRs were designed as documentation centers for billing and regulatory purposes.