mHealth Intelligence April 3, 2024
The provider-payer partnership will provide Humana’s Medicaid beneficiaries in Louisiana access to Ochsner’s digital care programs for diabetes and hypertension.
Remote patient monitoring (RPM) tools and services have proven remarkably effective at improving chronic disease management. However, access to RPM programs can be challenging, particularly for underserved populations. One strategy to break down barriers to RPM access for chronic care is collaboration between healthcare providers and payers.
A recent example of such a partnership is between Humana Healthy Horizons, Humana’s Medicaid plan for Louisiana, and Ochsner Digital Medicine, part of New Orleans-based Ochsner Health. In February, the organizations announced a partnership to extend access to Ochsner’s RPM programs targeting type 2 diabetes and hypertension for Medicaid beneficiaries across the state.
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