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FCC moves forward with $100 million Connected Care proposal

Henry Kotula

The FCC voted to adopt a notice of proposed rulemaking for a program dubbed the Connected Care Pilot. “The future of healthcare is connected care, and this is the future that I want the FCC to support,” agency Chairman Ajit Pai said at an open meeting Wednesday. ” .

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American Hospital Association, Johns Hopkins and others launch pro-telehealth campaign

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This most recent effort has brought together a wide range of healthcare representatives, including: Adventist Health Policy Association. Alliance for Connected Care. American Heart Association. American Hospital Association. American Telemedicine Association. Athenahealth. Consumer Technology Association.

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8 must-know lessons from telehealth's new normal

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Chris Gibbons, chief health innovation adviser at the Federal Communications Commission; Cindy Gaines, RN, chief nursing officer at Philips; and Dr. Stacy Lindau, MD, founder of NowPow, discuss how connected care is boosting health equity efforts , and how patients and community organizations can be engaged to capitalize on its promise.

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Thinking About Telehealth Through the Lens of Real Estate – Listening to JLL

Health Populi

That the company devoted financial resources to invest in a consumer/patient survey on telehealth says a lot about the changing nature of health care delivery and the expanding retail health ecosystem that can deliver care almost anywhere there is broadband connectivity, and a licensed clinician and patient at either end of that connection.

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The Two Canoes: Fee-for-Service Reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring

care innovations

The leading remote care delivery organizations will be well prepared for this service addition. This has already started with CPT 99091, and will accelerate into 2019.

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FCC Chairman Announces New Telehealth Initiatives, Expanded Funding

care innovations

“Our thinking is that patients would benefit from services delivered directly in their homes — such as sensor-based remote monitoring — instead of just brick-and-mortar health care facilities,” Pai remarked, per the official FCC transcript. Funding for these telehealth initiatives was a central focus of Pai’s speech.

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Our Homes Are Health Delivery Platforms – The New Home Health/Care at CES 2021

Health Populi

[For more context on Philips’ pivot to hospital-to-home care in the wake of pandemic, see my post here on Health Populi published on the company’s commitment to connected care across the continuum]. Hygiene and the clean home.