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OIG looking closely at telehealth as it weighs future enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services works to ensure the integrity of federal healthcare programs and to safeguard the health and welfare of those programs' beneficiaries. He also highlighted a major new priority at OIG: telehealth. How will this impact their expenditures for healthcare programs?

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What the future holds for HHS-OIG health IT enforcement

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services aims to protect the integrity of federal healthcare programs, in addition to the health of beneficiaries. "We believe health technology should be used in the service of care to achieve better health and value," said VanLandingham.

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The Imperative for the Biden-Harris Administration to Improve and Modernize the American Healthcare System

Connected Health Initiative

Specifically, CHI urged the Biden-Harris administration, supported by the task force’s recommendations, to support and elevate the use of internet connected digital health technologies, including telehealth, remote physiologic monitoring (RPM), and AI, among other modalities. It is critical that U.S.