On Tuesday, several health IT groups sent letters to a Senate committee working group in response to a request for comments on how interoperability and telehealth can be used to improve chronic disease care, Politico‘s “Morning eHealth” reports.
American College of Physicians Letter Details
In a letter to the Chronic Care Working Group of the Senate Committee on Finance, the American College of Physicians recommended improving reimbursement for CMS’ chronic care management , including electronic consults between primary care providers and hospitalists or specialists (Tahir et al., “Morning eHealth,” Politico, 1/27).
ACP also wrote that it “supports the expanded role of telemedicine as a method of health care delivery that may enhance patient-physician collaborations, improve health outcomes, increase access to care and members of a patient’s health care team,” while reducing medical costs. For the full article click here
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