by Liz Seegert Post-acute providers take note: standardizing post-acute data to improve care coordination and outcomes is now law. In October, in a rare bipartisan, bicameral show of support, Congress passed, and the President signed, The IMPACT Act, for “The Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014.” IMPACT requires use of common […]
by Tim Rowan If my limited experience were in any way representative of the larger reality, this would have been a bad week for remote patient monitoring technologies in home care. Fortunately, it is safe to assume that my post-Thanksgiving tour of Southern California provided me with less than a comprehensive, global perspective. On the […]
WASHINGTON – Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 – The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) today gratefully acknowledges that, after three years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally answered ATA’s petitions and may soon allow Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) to use telehealth to keep their patients healthy. The American Telemedicine Association is the leading […]
Schaumburg, IL, Cambridge, Ontario, and London, England (December 2, 2014) – CellTrak announced this week that its customers now span the globe. The Schaumburg (Chicago), Illinois company’s mobile system for compliance, automated efficiency, electronic visit verification and patient engagement is now used by hundreds of healthcare providers in seven countries. More than 100,000 […]
