Connected Health Initiative

JANUARY 27, 2021

(WASHINGTON, DC) January 27, 2021 - Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) announced the formation of a new Value-Based Care Task Force within CHI to identify key legislative and regulatory changes needed to advance value-based care by incorporating digital health tools in the American healthcare system.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Also in September, Medicare changes were introduced encouraging technology use by health providers, particularly telehealth services -- perhaps boosting the use of telehealth technology (for example remote visitations) which has seen a rise of consumer interest in recent polling , though not well-adopted yet by the majority of physicians.

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Connected Health Initiative

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Data from surveillance networks maintained by the CDC show that for a three-month period ending in mid-July, age-adjusted COVID-19 hospitalization rates were about five times higher for Black, Hispanic and American Indian and Alaska Native people than for Whites. Disparities in health have long been an issue in the U.S.,

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