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Telehealth In 2030 – Notes From the Future At #ATA19 with Safavi, Holt, Bathina and Swafford

Health Populi

Today, fewer than 1% of Medicare beneficiaries have had any telehealth encounter, Kaveh explained, and fewer than one in eight doctors are aware of offering telehealth in their practice. Deepthi from Humana offered three considerations concerning how care will transform. First, connected care: one in five U.S.

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Consider Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic Care Management

Clear Arch Health

And, when patients learn to self-manage and self-monitor their chronic diseases (with guidance of a care provider and an RPM program), patients can achieve additional health results. Though there are specific restrictions, Medicare does cover remote patient monitoring.*

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The CONNECT Act May Ease Telehealth Restrictions — Here’s How

American Well

The CONNECT for Health Act would improve coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring as basic benefits in Medicare Advantage. Telehealth has the potential to help rural patients remotely access specialized healthcare — but convincing payers like Medicare to cover these services has proved challenging. Drobac says.

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The CONNECT Act May Ease Telehealth Restrictions — Here’s How

American Well

The CONNECT for Health Act would improve coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring as basic benefits in Medicare Advantage. Telehealth has the potential to help rural patients remotely access specialized healthcare — but convincing payers like Medicare to cover these services has proved challenging. Drobac says.

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Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic Care Management ( a Clear Arch Health Blog Post)

Clear Arch Health

And, when patients learn to self-manage and self-monitor their chronic diseases (with guidance from a care team and a custom RPM program that is matched to the patient’s needs and specific conditions), they may achieve additionally beneficial health results.

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April 2019 Telemedicine News

Enzyme Health

The lawsuit highlights a national battle between ocular telehealth companies and the 11 states where connected care eye exams are banned. FAIR Health, owner of the nation’s largest collection of private healthcare claims data, found that telehealth claims grew 53% YOY from 2016 to 2017 outpacing all other sites of care.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

GlobalMed

Tribal lands sometimes have the lowest rates of broadband adoption; many Indian Health Services facilities lack the bandwidth to offer virtual care. FCC initiatives such as Connected Care NPRM and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund strive to bring telehealth services to patients in underserved, rural and tribal areas.