Healthcare IT News August 5, 2020
During a recent HIMSS20 Digital session, panelists pointed to the regulatory changes that have eased the way for the expansion of remote patient monitoring services.
In March, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released new guidance regarding remote patient monitoring. For the duration of the public health emergency triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, RPM services can be provided to both new and established patients, said the agency.
The change was just one of a number of government initiatives enacted to support RPM, explained Tyler Fletcher, global head of medical, advertising and Americas consulting at GlobalData, during a HIMSS20 Digital session.
Because of the pandemic, and the need to keep patients safe, said Fletcher, “we’ve seen providers turn to RPM...
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