Healthcare Finance News January 11, 2019
The healthcare industry is on the cusp of significant change in telehealth as both Congress and CMS have come around to virtual health’s power.
New flexibilities for telehealth reimbursement and expected changes for 2019 and beyond are making its use more widespread.
Providence St. Joseph Health headquartered in Washington State, has been working for over 12 years on its telehealth program and the technology, in fact, has become necessary as a way to leverage the scarce resources of physicians and nurses, a problem facing all hospitals, said Kim Swafford, group vice president of telehealth and health technology strategy for Providence St. Joseph Health.
“Providence St. Joseph has 51 hospitals across seven states, we represent a lot of rural communities,” Swafford...
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