Adoption Of Telehealth Slowed By Payer Reimbursement Limits
OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News Health care provider organization adoption of telehealth and other remote health management technologies has been impeded by payer reimbursement policies. In particular, payer reimbursement models that focus on the use of remote health management systems only for selected population groups—certain chronic health conditions or rural areas— are key barriers to widespread adoption. These are findings of a report titled “Promising Opportunities within the Home Health Management Landscape” by Arshad Ahmed of Scientia Advisors, LLC. Remote health management systems include telehealth services and remote patient monitoring products. Telehealth involves the use . . .
