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Digital health in Africa: hype or hope?

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Digital health in Africa is a rapidly growing field, with the potential to improve access to healthcare and quality of care across the continent. Cost: Digital health technologies can be expensive, which can make them inaccessible to low-income populations.

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9 Best Telemedicine Newsletters You Should Be Reading to Keep Up With the Industry

Enzyme Health

Recent topics include North Dakota’s legislation recognizing live video conferencing and store and forward technology as legitimate ways to establish a valid patient-doctor relationship , and Visiting Nurse Associations (VNA)’s work in using telemedicine to improve home healthcare experiences.

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CMS Proposes Major Expansion of Reimbursement for Telehealth Services

care innovations

At the beginning of the year, for instance, the agency increased the billable hours available for a number of remote patient management (RPM) services. Under this proposal, Medicare will start paying for virtual check-ins , meaning patients can connect with their doctor by phone or video chat,” a CMS administrator told Wicklund.