From facility to home: How healthcare could shift by 2025
From facility to home: How healthcare could shift by 2025
CMS releases an update to the State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released updates to the State Medicaid & CHIP Telehealth Toolkit: Policy Considerations for States Expanding Use of Telehealth, COVID-19 Version and the Supplement to clarify that states may deliver covered services via audio-only telehealth both during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and beyond. This [...]
Alliance Statement on the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021
STATEMENT ON THE TELEHEALTH EXPANSION ACT OF 2021 November 17, 2021 WASHINGTON DC – There are more than 35 million Americans with high-deductible health plans coupled with a Health Savings Account (HDHP-HSAs). More than 50 percent of individuals with an HSA live in zip codes where the median income is below $75,000 annually. Reaching [...]
Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring With Remote Hypertension Management in a Rural and Low-Income Population
Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring With Remote Hypertension Management in a Rural and Low-Income Population The 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association blood pressure (BP) guideline provides a Class IA recommendation for the use of home BP monitoring, team-based care, and telehealth strategies to improve BP control among patients with hypertension.1 However, most studies have been [...]
High-frequency temperature monitoring for early detection of febrile adverse events in patients with cancer
High-frequency temperature monitoring for early detection of febrile adverse events in patients with cancer
At Mount Sinai, RPM provides more equal access to cancer care
At Mount Sinai, RPM provides more equal access to cancer care With eight hospital campuses across the New York metropolitan area and a large regional ambulatory footprint, Mount Sinai is committed to improving health equity and access to care. Its expertise in population health, along with its service to socioeconomically, demographically and culturally varied populations, means [...]
An overview of the effect of telehealth on mortality: A systematic review of meta-analyses
An overview of the effect of telehealth on mortality: A systematic review of meta-analyses Introduction Telehealth is recognised as a viable way of providing health care over distance, and an effective way to increase access for individuals with transport difficulties or those living in rural and remote areas. While telehealth has many positives for patients, [...]
A current and future outlook on upcoming technologies in remote monitoring of patients with heart failure
A current and future outlook on upcoming technologies in remote monitoring of patients with heart failure Heart failure is a major health and economic challenge in both developing and developed countries. Despite advances in pharmacological and device therapies for patients with a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and heart failure, their quality of life [...]
Sensor, Wearable, and Remote Patient Monitoring Competencies for Clinical Care and Training: Scoping Review
Sensor, Wearable, and Remote Patient Monitoring Competencies for Clinical Care and Training: Scoping Review Abstract Sensor, wearable, and remote patient monitoring technologies are typically used in conjunction with video and/or in-person care for a variety of interventions and care outcomes. This scoping review identifies clinical skills (i.e., competencies) needed to ensure quality care and approaches [...]
Remote Optimization of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Remote Optimization of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Importance: Optimal treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is scripted by treatment guidelines, but many eligible patients do not receive guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in clinical practice. Objective: To determine whether a remote, algorithm-driven, navigator-administered medication optimization program could [...]