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The rapid proliferation and advancement of telehealth

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Healthcare institutions' motivations for innovation are to improve patient experience, stay relevant and support the changing care model (i.e., remote care and monitoring). billion by 2026. It is no wonder that telehealth is a key focus seeing as the global telemedicine market size is forecasted to grow to USD175.5

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Will CMS' Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program become permanent?

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Even with the public health emergency declared over, a federal budget agreement signed into law in late 2022 extended waivers through the end of 2024. It’s widely believed that both CMS and private insurers will ultimately put into place some type of permanent reimbursement for care-at-home, including hospital-at-home.

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