New diagnostic and information technology for mobile medical care.
Medicare reimbursement for home visits average around $100 without ancillaries, so making 10 home visits to prevent even a single $1,000 ambulance ride is cost-neutral for Medicare. Home medical care is only an added cost if it fails to offset acute care use. The government's demographic and financial pressure suggests a need to press ahead with the enhanced mobile care model, so the explosion in point-of-care devices should continue. The main challenge is to decide which ones provide dispositive value to patients.
Bayne
C Gresham
CG
Janus Health, 5030 Camino de la Siesta, San Diego, CA 92108, USA. gbayne@janushealth.com
Boling
Peter A
PA
D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006699:Home Care Services; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D017216:Telemedicine