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Remote Medical Monitoring Cuts Hospital Readmission Rates

October 29, 2015 - A major goal throughout the federal government has been its aim to reduce rising healthcare costs. As such, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have instituted a punitive decrease in reimbursement among healthcare providers with high hospital readmission rates. In particular, hospitals with many patients being readmitted in less...


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