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Well, it is now “clear as day” that the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model with home health monitoring solutions, offerred by Dr. Miltie, will result in reduced costs of care, unnecessary emergency room (ER) and hospital visits, and improved population health.  The following report from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, which partnered with Milbank Memorial Fund to produce the report, illustrates the […]

Here are several telehealth facts: Mortality rate dropped from 13.6% to 11.8% after tele-ICU was implemented, and length of stay in the ICU fell from 13.3 days of 9.8. Journal of American Medical Association 2011 The national average for readmission to hospitals within 30 days following a heart failure episode is 20%. Sandra Tokey, 2009 […]

Remote patient monitoring will ramp up worldwide, largely driven by U.S hospitals working to reduce readmissions and avoid Medicare penalties, says InMedica study. Surf’s up for telehealth, according to a new report from InMedica, a subsidiary of IMS Research. Defining telehealth narrowly as remote patient monitoring (RPM), InMedica predicts that it will be applied to 1.8 million […]

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) strongly supports the Telehealth Enhancement Act, H.R. 3306, introduced by Reps. Gregg Harper (R-MS), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Devin Nunes (R-CA) and Peter Welch (D-VT). This bipartisan Congressional proposal calls for the adoption of payment innovations to include telehealth and make other incremental improvements to existing telehealth coverage. “We appreciate the […]

State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies – Updated September 16, 2013 Click HERE for the updated legislation and policies.

Vitaphone sponsors a pilot program which demonstrates how remote patient monitoring (RPM) positively impacts a group of Hypertension patients in just 30 days by: Engaging patients with their chronic condition management, reducing the response time interval in real-time by the healthcare provider on their condition status and lastly, improving blood pressure reading results. The overall […]

It’s a good sign when the Payors start TRULY examining home telehealth monitoring: Published on FierceMobileHealthcare (http://www.fiercemobilehealthcare.com) June 17, 2013 | By Greg Slabodkin Humana, one of the largest publicly traded health benefits providers in the country, is launching a nine-month telehealth pilot that will provide in-home monitoring to 450 Humana Medicare Advantage members in […]

Telehealth is a sophisticated type of technology that enables patients to monitor their own health. This particular technology may incorporate the internet, wireless communication, teleconferencing, streaming media and other unique methods to implement long distance healthcare and deliver health education. Using telehealth may even help to reduce hospital readmission rates. In short, telehealth services incorporate […]

Here are several extraordinary studies out of the UK, which clearly reflect the benefits of telehealth. By: Claire Medd, Clinical Director EMEA, Intel-GE Care Innovations (U.K.) Ltd Published: Thursday, May 2, 2013 – 09:14 GMT Given the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases among an aging population, a prolonged recession and worrying financial black hole (last year, more […]

Published on Government Health IT (http://www.govhealthit.com) By Erin McCann, Contributing Editor Already this year, some 13 states, plus the District of Columbia, have introduced legislation that would further expand the usage and reimbursement of telemedicine services. The Maryland state legislature last week gave the green light to legislation that would require the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide […]

It’s sooooo wonderful to see our government going backwards… AGAIN… American Telemedicine Association Because of a statistical quirk, even more people will lose coverage of telemedicine services. Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 Medicare beneficiaries in 97 counties—across 36 states and territories—are slated to lose telehealth benefits because of updated federal delineations of Standards Metropolitan […]

March 25, 2013 – Topic: Chronic Disease Care   The remote patient monitoring market grew by nearly 20% from 2011 to 2012, and the market is expected to continue growing over the next several years, according to a report by Kalorama Information, Clinical Innovation & Technology reports. Details of the Report For the report, researchers analyzed the market for […]

And the tremendous growth continues…….     As medical providers strive to cut costs, and medical expenditures set to increase, teleheath use shows promise of increasing. Manufacturing Group FEBRUARY 14, 2013 With U.S. medical expenditures set to increase to more than $3.7 trillion in 2017, American healthcare providers looking to cut costs are turning to […]

More evidence of the growth… Analysis predicts spike in telehealth patients By Elise Viebeck – 02/08/13 02:23 PM ET Efforts to curb rising healthcare costs will cause the use of telehealth technology to spike, a new analysis predicted. IMS Research, which studies the electronics industry, forecast a nearly sixfold rise in the number of telehealth patients […]

Now it’s finally time to face the “CMS Reaper.”  It’s a very simple choice, pay the penalties or get a telehealth system and reap the rewards of lower readmissions, no penalties from CMS, more cost savings and improved health outcomes.  You pick!! By JORDAN RAU KHN Staff Writer AUG 13, 2012 More than 2,000 hospitals — […]