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Now that the virtual health platform is mainstream, future efforts will likely focus on the disparity in numbers between patients and providers.
Jennifer Goldsack, CEO of the Digital Medicine Society, discusses DiMe's new initiative to support aging in place with digital health tools and reimbursement of remote patient monitoring as Medicare and commercial coverage policies shift.
Switching cardiology patients to Bluetooth-enabled medical devices that send data to patient portals is helping to reduce chronic care complexities, says Sutter Health CCIO Dr. Richard Milani and Patient Experience R&D lead Trevor Berceau.
Follow-up appointments, transitional care when there’s the risk of readmission, benefit patients and can be done by telehealth, says Dr. Matthew Thompson, an ER physician and the CEO and cofounder of Telescope Health.