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2018 Year in Review: The Year’s Biggest Remote Care News & Developments

care innovations

2018 was a historic year for telehealth and remote patient monitoring (RPM), as a series of developments played out that helped extend these important care delivery services to more patients than ever before. January: Unbundled CMS Code Increases Remote Care Reimbursement. January 18, 2018.

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What is the Future of Virtual Wards?

Lloyd Price

Privacy and security concerns: Virtual wards involve collecting and sharing patient health data electronically, which raises privacy and security concerns. It is important to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect patient information.

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What is the Future of Virtual Wards for patients, providers and payers?

Lloyd Price

Privacy and security concerns: Virtual wards involve collecting and sharing patient health data electronically, which raises privacy and security concerns. It is important to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect patient information.

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Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

Health Populi

JSK: You moved into the Amedisys organization in 2018 as Chief Information Security Officer. At Amedisys, we start answering that question by respecting where the data originates from. As a patient moves through the continuum of care, we understand and value that our patientsexperiences are private.

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

During the consultation, the provider can use integrated digital medical devices to capture vitals, images and other health data that is then stored as part of the patient’s health record. This ensures valuable health data is not lost, as could happen with a video-only telemedicine service.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In 2019, Fitbit unveiled a more data-driven personal health subscription service for consumers that, among other features, generates personal reports that a user can download and share with their physician, nutritionist or personal trainer. Best Buy Health also offers on-demand social work services, including medication management.