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How will the healthcare industry be different in a post-pandemic world?

Despite the toll COVID-19 has had on the healthcare industry, a number of growth opportunities have been born out of the pandemic, according to analysts with Frost & Sullivan. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to change the way hospitals operate and promote growth in a number of areas, including virtual care. A new analysis by

St. Lukeʼs One of First in World to Pilot Remote Patient Monitoring for COVID-19 Patients

Philadelphia and the surrounding area are currently creeping up the list as the latest hot spots in the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, St. Luke’s University Health Network is starting to use remote patient monitoring to care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Their goal is to manage the surge of COVID-19 patients while maintaining the

‘People need to stop dragging their feet’: Using telehealth during COVID-19 pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the United States, increasing numbers of practices and hospitals are turning to telehealth to safely care for patients. Recently, Medicare announced it would be expanding reimbursement for office, hospital and other telehealth visits in the United States to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Before

Remote patient monitoring, ventilator payment among CMS flexibility as COVID-19 rages on

CMS on Monday announced an “unprecedented range” of temporary regulatory changes aimed at helping providers boost capacity and staff to treat patients amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The changes mean hospitals can bill for services provided outside their buildings so that patients can be screened offsite or through virtual encounters. As many COVID-19 patients have required

FDA greenlights expanded remote patient monitoring to keep patients out of coronavirus-slammed hospitals

American Heart Association Publishes Policy Position Regarding The Use of RPM for Better Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes Guidance

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