Fierce Healthcare May 6, 2019
Heather Landi

Twenty-eight health systems have started the early work to adopt digital health solutions addressing ED care and behavioral health as part of a national project.

When Andy Slavitt ran the Medicaid program for nearly two years under the Obama administration, he observed limited progress to scale up digital technology to improve care for vulnerable, low-income patient populations.

“The healthcare system moves too slowly in adopting innovation,” Slavitt told FierceHealthcare, noting that health systems often roll out pilot projects focused on improving behavioral health, for example, but these programs aren’t scaling up to really move the needle.

The former acting CMS administrator is seeking to drive a national effort to address the issues of Medicaid—such as accelerating the adoption of digital...

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