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As one telemedicine CEO looks to the year ahead, he predicts RPM will improve outcomes for congestive heart failure patients and help manage those on the wildly popular GLP-1 diabetes and weight loss medications.
This past year was a busy one, with new policy changes, cybersecurity challenges, EHR optimization advancements, innovations in patient care and, yes, a whole lot of AI.
Computer vision and sensor integration, evolution in virtual specialty care and other innovations are transcending the hype cycle and showing results, says one telehealth leader.
Stripped out of the final bill is a provision to prevent the 2.8% Medicare pay cut to physicians.
Janice Reese, program manager of FAST (FHIR at Scale Task Force), says making patient access simpler is a key benefit, along with identity consent and security.
It will feature a 24/7 command centre, integrating the ICUs of small and medium hospitals.
The hospital, primarily based on virtual care, will be built by an Australian company.
Dr Chien-Tzung Chen, superintendent of Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, wants to establish a remote system to monitor patients at home using wearable devices.
The bipartisan continuing resolution announced on Monday offers "big wins" for virtual care, and the American Telemedicine Association and other healthcare groups are pleased.
Physicians said in this year's Doximity survey that telemedicine tools have helped them improve disease management and patient access. They also said adherence to treatment plans, patient outcomes and productivity are up.