mHealth Intelligence September 6, 2019
– Healthcare providers are launching home-based telehealth programs faster than states or the federal government can draft guidelines for them. This could hinder efforts to define their value and boost sustainability and scalability.
That’s the opinion put forth by the Milbank Memorial Fund in a new issue brief. It notes that telehealth programs providing care in the home and other non-clinical settings are evolving faster than the evidence supporting them, giving policymakers little support as they rush to draft legislation.
Developed from research into state Medicaid, Medicare and private payer policies, the issue brief describes a scramble to move care out of the hospital and closer to the patient. Hundreds of bills are being or have been...