BOSTON—Telehealth expands the concept of reimbursement, said Nathaniel Lacktman, JD, partner at Foley & Lardner, speaking at a panel discussion at mHealth + Telehealth World on July 21.

BOSTON—The focus on value-based compensation “turns our business model upside down and opens the door for all kinds of virtual care options,” said Joseph Kvedar, MD, vice president of connected health for Partners HealthCare, speaking at the mHealth + Telehealth World Congress on July 21.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced a new model that offers Medicare beneficiaries greater flexibility in end-of-life care choices.

In collaboration with Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) unveiled a roadmap for the development of standards to support information governance (IG) in healthcare including national and international efforts to ensure interoperability among health information systems.

UMass Memorial Health Care is introducing virtual physician visits for diagnosis and treatment of common health concerns. The central Massachusetts health care leader has partnered with Zipnosis, a Minneapolis-based company, to provide an online diagnosis and treatment service that will connect patients to UMass Memorial clinicians online to receive prompt, high-quality virtual care for common medical conditions, such as sinus infections, colds and flu, female bladder infections and pink eye.

The global advanced patient monitoring market is currently worth about $31.4 billion, inclusive of devices, peripherals, software, packaged services and other applications, according to a report from Kalorama Information. 

The former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Marilyn B. Tavenner, has been named the new leader of America’s Health Insurance Plans, the top lobbyist for the U.S health insurance industry.

Philips has launched its AgingWell Hub (AWH), a research center for open innovation that will examine and share solutions for aging well.