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How the Centers for Medicare Services Supports and Regulates Remote Patient Monitoring Services

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) has emerged as a vital component of modern healthcare delivery, offering a means to monitor patients’ health remotely and proactively intervene when necessary. It enables continuous monitoring of patients’ vital signs, symptoms, and other health parameters without the need for in-person visits.

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Why It's Time to Embrace Telemedicine

eVisit

What’s this new thing called Telemedicine? For starters, it’s not new! I t’s more than 40 years old and was developed as a way to use improvements in communication technology to bring quality medical diagnoses and care to individuals in remote parts of the world.

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Leveraging Technology to Enhance Remote Therapeutic Monitoring and Improve Patient Care

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

RTM may involve interactive communication with a qualified health care professional, such as a physical therapist, and may also include patient education on how to use the medical devices and manage their condition. Mobile Health Apps. Telemedicine Platforms. Types of Technology Used for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring.

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Three Trends Shaping the Future of Telehealth

Advanced Medical Reviews

Comprised mostly of remote patient monitoring, video conferencing, mobile health and the electronic transmission of medical information via a secure transmission, telehealth is commonly used in the medical fields of dermatology, urology, chronic disease, intensive care and mental health.

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What the Federation of State Medical Board’s Decision Means for Telehealth

American Well

The Federation of State medical Boards (FSMB) adopted new policy guidelines for the safe practice of telemedicine. Ten years ago telemedicine was only a construct between physicians. Reimbursement by Medicare and Medicaid is essentially nonexistent, mostly because of the unknown impact on future costs.

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What the Federation of State Medical Board’s Decision Means for Telehealth

American Well

The Federation of State medical Boards (FSMB) adopted new policy guidelines for the safe practice of telemedicine. Ten years ago telemedicine was only a construct between physicians. Reimbursement by Medicare and Medicaid is essentially nonexistent, mostly because of the unknown impact on future costs.

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Connected Care is Better Care

Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health

He cited new payment models such as ACOs, the growing popularity of Medicare Advantage and its “5 Stars” quality incentives, and hospital readmission penalties as all providing momentum for changing behavior of physicians and other parts of the health care system. You can follow Dr. Pearl at his blog on Forbes.