Healthcare IT News March 25, 2024
Bill Siwicki

Karin Schifter-Maor discusses how remote patient monitoring can bring the Acute Hospital Care at Home program to more people, make the program affordable and use centralized patient data to improve health outcomes.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just released data on its Acute Hospital Care at Home initiative, which thus far has admitted 11,159 patients suffering from respiratory infections, heart failure and severe sepsis. While the program has proven successful in reducing hospital visits, the level of manpower it requires is costly and likely unsustainable for the already overburdened healthcare system.

Karin Schifter-Maor is CEO of Essence SmartCare, a senior and chronic care technology and services company. She believes the solution lies in technology that can accurately monitor...

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