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Telehealth and RPM – 2023 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Finding time to get to the doctor is a challenge. And the payer community sees remote patient monitoring as a critical component of SUD care. Elder care takes center stage and brings challenges: Coined the “gray tsunami,” approximately 10,000 people per day cross the Medicare eligible threshold.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Employers and payers may offer telehealth options that allow the team member to meet with their doctor via video. However, unless the patient is using an FDA-validated monitoring system to track blood pressure and glucose levels, the doctor cannot diagnose, prescribe medication or identify life-threatening situations, the company said.

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