MedCity News September 23, 2021
The reimbursement model for remote patient monitoring needs to evolve as it may be holding providers back from investing in these programs, according to panelists at the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference. Key issues with the structure as it stands now include the fact that there are too many gray areas that result in claims denials.
Interest in remote patient monitoring has been rising steadily over the past decade, and with the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, adoption has accelerated. Now, more than 75% of hospitals and clinics believe that remote patient monitoring adoption will be on par with or surpass inpatient monitoring in the next five years.
But for the model to continue to evolve in accordance with demand,...