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Telemedicine, Telehealth, Remote Monitoring and the Latest Congressional Health Reform Proposal

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But it does address many areas directly related to the use of telecommunications technology and health and opens the door for more specific provisions that might get added later. Language beginning on page 97 of the document addresses recommendations made by the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) about readmissions.

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Review of Mobile Devices and Health by Ida Sim in the NEJM

mHealth Insight

Higher-risk mobile health technologies are considered medical devices under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Mobile health technologies, in contrast, often combine hardware (e.g., Trust in mobile health technologies and the extent of their adoption will depend on how these and other details are resolved.