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Remote Care Management Program Leads To 50% Reduction In Hospital Readmission Rates For Cardiac Patients

Home Health Care

The organization saw a 7% 30-day readmission rate among the patients that utilized remote care management as part of their treatment, compared to 15% for patients who didn’t. This amounted to a 50% reduction in readmissions for remote care management patients. Cardiac Solutions examined 26,689 patients.

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81% of Health System Leaders Plan to Bump Up Their Investment in Remote Care Technology

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As the regulatory landscape continues to incentivize home-based care, health system leaders plan to beef up their investments in the space. Along these lines, 81% of decisionmakers intend to increase their investment in remote care technologies in the next 12 months. Senate in July. A similar 62% reported patient satisfaction.

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First connected health service in Malaysia launched

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WHAT IT'S ABOUT The 400-bed hospital joint venture by Ramsay Health Care Australia and Sime Darby Malaysia seeks to "revolutionise" healthcare delivery through its latest service called Connected Care.

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Remote therapeutic monitoring is reimbursable – here's what you need to know

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With the new CPT codes, providers can get reimbursed for: Educating patients on how to use a remote care-management platform. Monitoring a platform's alerts and patients' use of remote education. Providers now can get reimbursed for educating patients on how to use remote care management platforms.

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Nuvance Health develops new memory care-at-home platform

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Along with telehealth, remote patient monitoring programs grew during the COVID-19 pandemic because federal rules gave providers the flexibility to use RPM for the duration of the public health emergency.

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How RPM can solve many patient and provider problems in rural areas

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are facing an increasing healthcare crisis due to shortages in healthcare providers and facilities, especially as the nursing shortage continues throughout the country. Another factor pushing RPM adoption is the ongoing nursing and clinical provider shortages. Rural communities across the U.S. over a 30-day period.

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Telehealth summit debrief: staffing shortages, wider acceptance but expansion barriers

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The lack of tenured nurses creates a risk to quality outcomes. The numbers of nurses and doctors coming out of school are on the decline, and many want to work in larger cities where they can maximize the number of patients or disease states they can see. Connectivity is a challenge for some.