Building A Regulatory And Payment Framework Flexible Enough To Withstand Technological Progress

• Published in: Health Affairs Vol. 37; no. 12; pp. 2052 - 2059
• Main Authors: Flannery, David, Jarrin, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The People to People Health Foundation, Inc., Project HOPE 01.12.2018
• Subjects: Communications technology; Federal regulation; Food; Health care policy; Healthy food; Innovations; Medicaid; Medical devices; Medical electronics; Medical equipment; Medical technology; Medicare; Patient communication; Patients; Policy making; Prospective payment systems; Regulation; Regulations; Remote monitoring; Software; Technological progress; Telemedicine

The evolution of digital health is entwined with federal regulation and policy. Whether considering what is or is not a medical device, the reimbursement for digital medical technologies, or physician services under Medicare or Medicaid related to remote patient monitoring or telehealth, the rules a...