Home Health Care News December 4, 2019
Joyce Famakinwa

Insurance giant Humana Inc. and health technology company Royal Philips have teamed up to give Humana’s Medicare Advantage (MA) members 24/7 access to care via remote patient monitoring.

The move reflects the continued adoption of remote patient monitoring and telehealth, especially when it comes to the MA landscape.

“Payers are increasingly recognizing the value of strategic population health management and its ability to influence high-risk, high-cost populations at scale,” Derek Ross, business leader for Philips’ population health management segment, told Home Health Care News in an email.

Humana is one of the largest health companies in the U.S. — a mix of both payer and in-home care provider. The Louisville, Kentucky-based company, which includes in-home care entities Kindred...

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