Connected Health Initiative

JUNE 24, 2020

In just a few short months, we made more progress in opening up Medicare and Medicaid to telehealth visits, remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools, and other connected health solutions than in the previous decade. CHI tracked the many policy changes affecting connected health technology since the start of the pandemic.

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Digital Health Today

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Andrew shares his perspectives and experiences for securing reimbursement and investment in what are often labeled “squishy“ innovations; these include innovations in spaces such as behavioral, wellness, health equity, and social determinants of health. Q1: Discuss the power of digital health technology reimbursement.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, set forth by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), brings pivotal updates in healthcare reimbursement. This article aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of these changes, which are crucial for healthcare providers.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made significant changes to its CPT codes to incentivize more providers and clinics to deploy remote patient monitoring (RPM). For an RPM program, this refers to billing clients for remotely monitoring their health while providing healthcare. Check with your payers.

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Digital Health Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

These include innovations in spaces such as behavioral, wellness, health equity, and social determinants of health. Q1: Discuss the power of digital health technology reimbursement. Medicare only reimburses for diabetes and stage three renal care. The big caveat is that we can’t go near Medicare.

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Digital Health Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

These include innovations in spaces such as behavioral, wellness, health equity, and social determinants of health. Q1: Discuss the power of digital health technology reimbursement. For example, Medicare Advantage is a really good place to start because they are more flexible than ever before. . Medicare Advantage.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JULY 31, 2022

2021 marks a year of change as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its final rule on the new reimbursement codes for RPM, which may be considered the most significant product of health care reform in many years. How is RPM during COVID-19 and beyond?

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Digital Health Today

DECEMBER 9, 2022

These include innovations in spaces such as behavioral, wellness, health equity, and social determinants of health. Q1: Discuss the power of digital health technology reimbursement. Read on for practical workarounds, tips and tricks. How has it helped or hindered your progress?

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which is a federal agency that sets standards for healthcare organizations that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and includes requirements for cybersecurity. DrKumo’s Remote Patient Monitoring with Robust Cybersecurity Healthcare Solutions.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 13, 2022

By coordinating care for patients with multiple chronic conditions, providers can help improve patient outcomes and reduce health disparities. Fortunately, it has become easier in recent years, with Medicare now offering reimbursements for CCM services. We will talk about the CPT codes in the next sections. Nurse Practitioners (NPs).

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

MARCH 30, 2023

To address these challenges, healthcare providers are adopting innovative solutions, such as electronic health records and digital health technologies. The biggest challenges in healthcare today are improving access to care, coordinated care, care outcomes, and preventive care.

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care innovations

JULY 25, 2018

Reimbursement for telehealth services by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has long been a point of contention. Medicare “remains one of the most restrictive payors” for telehealth , with reimbursement rules that Marki Stewart at the Dickinson Wright Health Law Blog calls “exceptionally limiting.”

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By leveraging the latest in digital health technologies, RPM empowers patients to manage their health conditions in the comfort of their own homes, while providing healthcare professionals with real-time data to make informed decisions.

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The Digital Health Corner

MARCH 26, 2018

I hope and believe that all of the above roles I engage in add to the quality of this blog. I have been spending time as cardiologist, consultant, and caregiver for a seriously ill family member. My goal is to continue writing as it is something I truly love to do.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 20, 2023

At the end of each year since I launched the Health Populi blog, I have put my best forecasting hat on to focus on the next year in health and health care. There’s a sort of health care “shrinkflation” that has been shaping patients-as-payors of medical bills. consumer sentiment on the steep decline.

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