Telehealth

As CMS signals longer-term changes in acute RPM reimbursement and Amazon teams with major providers to push for new policies, clinical and IT leaders should start planning ahead, says one expert. "Everyone has to be thinking about this."

The prototype has cameras and a display screen as well as a waterproof box that can deliver medical supplies or collect tests.

Its telehealth and remote patient monitoring efforts, expanded to help with COVID-19 treatment, are improving care and the patient experience – and helping compliance with a new CMS program.

The report estimates that by 2026, the European telehealth market will bring in $17.35bn in revenue.

This week's top stories include Amazon expanding its Amazon Care app-based services across the U.S., Doctor on Demand and Grand Rounds forming a virtual healthcare company, and HHS releasing $12 billion for COVID-19 testing and treatments.

Minutes after the full Senate confirmed Xavier Becerra's cabinet nomination, advocacy groups were reminding him of the need to bring the American healthcare system "into the 21st century."

As the attack surface continues to expand as digital transformation advances, Troy Ament, field CISO of healthcare/pharma at Fortinet, explains why it is "super critical" that security is embedded into that transformation and not just bolted on.

Up until this point, Amazon Care's app-based services have only been available to the company's employees in Washington state.