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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

This is particularly true for health systems that have become Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) or that are in the process of becoming an ACO. For these institutions, the mandates to improve patient care and reduce medical costs go hand in hand. Readmission Reduction. In 2011, hospitals spent $41.3 Preventative Outreach.

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How Hospitals Are Reducing Medical Costs with Telehealth

American Well

This is particularly true for health systems that have become Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) or that are in the process of becoming an ACO. For these institutions, the mandates to improve patient care and reduce medical costs go hand in hand. Readmission Reduction. In 2011, hospitals spent $41.3 Preventative Outreach.

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Barking Up A New Tree

LinkousThink

Changes in the way healthcare services are paid from fee-for-service to single payment mechanisms create vast new opportunities for telemedicine but shift the decision makers that govern adoption and market expansion. Despite these efforts, overall, fee-for-service coverage for telemedicine remains a problem. All of this is changing.