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Reimbursements and EHR integrations are high priorities for RPM, says KLAS report

Healthcare It News

For MD Revolution, some customers reported struggling with their account managers while VitalTech users said unreliable support and a lack of advanced features had them rethinking their long-term plans, according to KLAS. Hospitals are also using RPM to get ahead.

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Using RPM to manage customized, specialty care between office visits

Healthcare It News

With the keen ability to manage patients between physician office visits and customize treatment plans, monitoring patients in between visits can reflect a positive effect on costs to the healthcare system where billions of dollars each year are spent on ER visits, hospital stays and re-admissions.

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The Ill Health of Rural Hospitals in Four Charts

Health Populi

There are 1,844 rural hospitals operating in the U.S. That number is down by 19 in the 2019 calendar year, the worst year of rural hospital closings seen in the past decade. That hockey-stick growth of closures is shown in the first chart, where 34 rural hospitals shut down in the past 2 years.

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