Companies Support Telehealth Reforms – But Seek Demo Projects First
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Responding to a chronic care reform effort by the Senate Finance Committee, AdvaMed, device firms and several medical groups asked for demo projects and waivers to appropriately expand the use of telehealth services.
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