Our healthcare system is undergoing a huge shift and transformation and I'm really seeing some significant indicators that telehealth, remote patient monitoring and mHealthwill become routine in the care delivery system. The recent healthcare reform legislation is probably the biggest indicator that payors and providers will turn to telehealth and remote monitoring to help them avoid penalties and comply with the new regulations.
Now, the government has a little more work to do. They need to address the regulations that were put into place pre-healthcare reform and remove those that prevent payers and providers from being successful as they try to comply with the new legislation. To ignore these barriers will only weaken the effectiveness of the legislation and our ability to truly improve access to needed care.
If you would like to learn more about telehealth, including telemedicine and remote patient monitoring visit the Telehealth Resource Center site in your area. If you need assistance and a TRC doesn't exist for your area of the country, feel free to contact the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center.
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