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In Medica Releases New Study “Telehealth to Reach 1.8 Million Patients by 2017″
“In 2012 there was estimated to be 308,000 patients remotely monitored by their healthcare provider for congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension and mental health conditions worldwide. The majority of these were post-acute patients who have been hospitalised and discharged.
Overview of MU Stage 2
Provider adoption of HIT has improved significantly over the past two years (See
Appendix).
PPACA requires payment and delivery systems changes that can only be done
well with robust and shared data (ACOs, medical homes).
Low standards and lack of interoperability threaten these reforms.
Technology and standards exist to support interoperability.
Advancing Health IT by Promoting Open Exchange
Restrictive Exchange Practices Present Significant Barriers to
Systemic Interoperability and Threaten Patient Safety
The Meaningful Use Program represents a $27 billion effort to define and
implement an interoperable nation-wide health information network designed to
increase the quality of healthcare in America while reducing its cost.
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