athenaInsight October 2, 2018
Judd Hollander, M.D. and Stephen Klasko, M.D.

CMS’s proposed rule changes for 2019 in support of virtual care mean we can expect to be hearing a lot more about telehealth in the coming months.

Perhaps now healthcare organizations will feel free to explore mobile stroke units and hospital-at-home programs, alongside many other possibilities. And, maybe more important, physicians will feel they now have a green light to figure out how to use telehealth to enhance their relationship with patients.

Video chats and virtual check-ins will let patients access care quickly, at a price that won’t bankrupt their families. This is what we all strive for – care that is precisely tuned to patients’ needs in the moment, that addresses their illness, and that supports their overall health.

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Insurance, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Payment Models, Physician, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt), Regulations, Technology, Telehealth, Trends
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