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Israeli continuous remote patient-monitoring company Biobeat is taking its business beyond the hospital with the launch of a home-based version of its technology.
The new offering comes in the form of a take-home kit consisting of a wireless photoplethysmography (PPG) vitals monitor, adhesives used to place the monitor on the patient s chest and an instruction manual. It also includes iOS and Android apps, which allow patients to view their condition and transmit their data to their care team.
On the provider side, Biobeat s cloud patient-management system allows clinicians to review their patients readings in real time. Teams will also be notified when their patients conditions change through an adjustable, algorithm-based early warning alert system.
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Recent regulatory actions by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to pay for hospital care outside of traditional inpatient sites were welcomed by some physician groups.
The policy updates will reimburse hospitals to provide in-home, hospital-level telehealth care for patients with acute conditions and will pay for both inpatient and outpatient care in ambulatory surgical centers (ASC) temporarily designated as hospitals.
The actions allow health systems to safely care for these patients in nontraditional locations, away from patients being treated for COVID-19. The new programs will also conserve critical bed space for COVID-19 patients who need immediate treatment.
Friday, December 11, 2020
This Week’s Dose
President-elect Biden announced key healthcare officials, and Congress passed a short-term measure to avert a government shutdown as negotiations continue on a comprehensive funding package. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to issue an Emergency Use Authorization for the first coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine within days.
Transition
President-Elect Biden Announced Healthcare Personnel. The President-elect nominated Xavier Becerra, the current Attorney General of California, for Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Becerra has been a vocal opponent of the Trump Administration’s healthcare policies, including leading Democratic states in defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before the Supreme Court. Becerra previously served 12 terms in the House of Representatives, including as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Dr. Vivek Murthy will return to his previous post