Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.8, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Connected Health Initiative CHI ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://connectedhi.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Event Recap: Supercharging Rural Health with Digital Innovation](https://connectedhi.com/event-recap-supercharging-rural-health-with-digital-innovation/) - In 2025, the Trump Administration created the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to measurably improve patient health outcomes in rural communities through advances in digital health, telemedicine, and health innovation, among other projects. States will receive a share of $50 billion over five years to transform existing rural health care infrastructure and build sustainable healthcare - [Connected Health Initiative's Recommendations for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' future Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Rulemaking](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiatives-recommendations-for-the-center-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services-future-calendar-year-2027-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-and-quality-payment-program-rulemaking/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHI-Ltr-to-CMS-re-Draft-CY2027-PFS-QPP-28-Jan-2026-1.pdf" title="CHI Ltr to CMS re Draft CY2027 PFS-QPP (28 Jan 2026) (1)"] - [Comments of the Connected Health Initiative, Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity [RIN 0955-AA09; 90 FR 60970]](https://connectedhi.com/comments-of-the-connected-health-initiative-health-data-technology-and-interoperability-astp-onc-deregulatory-actions-to-unleash-prosperity-rin-0955-aa09-90-fr-60970/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CHI-Comments-re-HTI-5-Proposed-Rule-27-Feb-2026.pdf" title="CHI Comments re HTI-5 Proposed Rule (27 Feb 2026)"] - [Connected Health Initiative's Sign-On Letter to Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Request for Information on Accelerating the Adoption and Use of Artificial Intelligence as Part of Clinical Care](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiatives-sign-on-letter-to-assistant-secretary-for-technology-policy-request-for-information-on-accelerating-the-adoption-and-use-of-artificial-intelligence-as-part-of-clinical-c/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sign-on-Ltr-re-ASTR-Clinical-Care-AI-RFI-Feb-23-2026.pdf" title="Sign-on Ltr re ASTR Clinical Care AI RFI (Feb 23 2026)"] - [Congress Took Steps to Support Medicare Telehealth. We Hope They Keep Up](https://connectedhi.com/congress-took-steps-to-support-medicare-telehealth-we-hope-they-keep-up/) - In January, Congress passed a bill to approve most of the budget for the remainder of the fiscal year. That bill included a huge win for digital health, value-based care, and health innovation: a two-year extension of the waivers on Medicare payments for live audio-video telehealth visits. We at the Connected Health Initiative, along - [Connected Health Initiative Statement on Passage of a Two-Year Extension for Medicare Telehealth Waivers](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-statement-on-passage-of-a-two-year-extension-for-medicare-telehealth-waivers/) - WASHINGTON, DC - Statement from Brian Scarpelli, executive director of the Connected Health Initiative on the Passage of a Two-Year Extension for Medicare Telehealth Waivers: “The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) applauds Congress’ firm action to extend waiver authority for reimbursement of telehealth services through Medicare. This two-year extension will give patients, healthcare providers, insurers, and - [Connected Health Initiative's Letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services re: Outstanding Questions and Opportunities to Maximize the ACCESS Model's Potential](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiatives-letter-to-the-centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services-re-outstanding-questions-and-opportunities-to-maximize-the-access-models-potential/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CHI-letter-to-CMS-CMMI-re-ACCESS-Model-28-Jan-2026.pdf" title="CHI letter to CMS-CMMI re ACCESS Model (28 Jan 2026)"] - [CHI Letter to CMS and CMMI re ACCESS Model](https://connectedhi.com/chi-letter-to-cms-and-cmmi-re-access-model/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CHI-letter-to-CMS-CMMI-re-ACCESS-Model-28-Jan-2026.pdf" title="CHI Letter to CMS and CMMI re ACCESS Model"] - [CHI Letter to CMS re Draft CY2027 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program](https://connectedhi.com/chi-letter-to-cms-re-draft-cy2027-physician-fee-schedule-and-quality-payment-program/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CHI-Ltr-to-CMS-re-Draft-CY2027-PFS-QPP-28-Jan-2026.pdf" title="CHI Letter to CMS re Draft CY2027 Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program"] - [A Year of Progress for Connected Health: What CHI Accomplished](https://connectedhi.com/a-year-of-progress-for-connected-health-what-chi-accomplished/) - By Brian Scarpelli, Executive Director, Connected Health Initiative (CHI) As we close out the year, I’m proud to reflect on what the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) accomplished on behalf of patients, innovators, providers, and the broader healthcare ecosystem. This was a year defined by sustained engagement and concrete results, with the CHI community advancing - [Connected Health Initiative Applauds CMS’ ACCESS Model as a Crucial Step Towards Mainstreaming Wearables and Digital Health for Chronic Care Management](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-applauds-cms-access-model-as-a-crucial-step-towards-mainstreaming-wearables-and-digital-health-for-chronic-care-management/) - WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) strongly supports Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) announcement of the ACCESS Model, a 10-year pilot program designed to “expand access to new technology-supported care options” for Americans who rely on Original Medicare. “ACCESS represents a major milestone in the necessary integration of wearable devices, remote - [The Shutdown Slowdown: How Gridlock Puts the Brakes on Digital Health](https://connectedhi.com/the-shutdown-slowdown-how-gridlock-puts-the-brakes-on-digital-health/) - As the government shutdown finally comes to a close, digital health policies are top of mind for many who work toward a better healthcare system. The work Congress and federal agencies do to promote digital health, value-based care, and health innovation is fundamental to improving the quality of care, lowering costs, and reducing provider - [Connected Health Initiative Applauds Key Digital Health Advances in 2026 Physician Fee Schedule, Urges Further Action on AI and Telehealth](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-applauds-key-digital-health-advances-in-2026-physician-fee-schedule-urges-further-action-on-ai-and-telehealth/) - WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) release of its final 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) commended the agency for advancing numerous modernizations and improvements that will improve support for and access to digital health tools, while CHI also urged for further action on - [Comments of the Connected Health Initiative, Digital Health Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments- Generative Artifical Intelligence-Enabled Digital Mental Health Medical Devices [Docket No. FDA 2025-N-2338; 90 FR 44196]](https://connectedhi.com/comments-of-the-connected-health-initiative-digital-health-advisory-committee-notice-of-meeting-establishment-of-a-public-docket-request-for-comments-generative-artifical-intelligence-enabled-dig/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CHI-Comments-re-FDA-GAI-Digital-Mental-Health-Medical-Devices-17-Oct-2025-w-appendicies-1.pdf" title="CHI Comments re FDA GAI Digital Mental Health Medical Devices (17 Oct 2025) (w appendicies) (1)"] - [Multistakeholder Sign-on Letter Calling for Congressional Action to Protect Vital Telehealth Services](https://connectedhi.com/multistakeholder-sign-on-letter-calling-for-congressional-action-to-protect-vital-telehealth-services/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Final-Telehealth-Stakeholder-Letter-Oct-2025.pdf" title="Final Telehealth Stakeholder Letter Oct 2025"] - [Connected Health Initiative Urges Congress to Preserve Access to Medicare Telehealth During Potential Shutdown](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-urges-congress-to-preserve-access-to-medicare-telehealth-during-potential-shutdown/) - Ahead of government funding set to expire at midnight tonight, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) urges congressional leaders and the White House to mitigate the negative impacts of a potential shutdown on Medicare beneficiaries, and in particular, the lapse in Medicare telehealth flexibilities that is set to take place. “Congress extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities, - [Connected Health Initiative Statement on Rural Health Transformation Program Guidance](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-statement-on-rural-health-transformation-program-guidance/) - WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week’s guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the Rural Health Transformation Program shows promise towards achieving the goals of the initiative. “The guidance provides a broadly positive framework for the expanded adoption of emerging digital health technology that CHI called for,” said Brian Scarpelli, executive director - [Multi-Stakeholder Comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies](https://connectedhi.com/multi-stakeholder-comments-to-the-centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services-re-medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2026-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other-changes-to-part-b-p/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CHI-Sign-on-Letter-re-CMS-Draft-2026-PFS_QPP-12-Sept-2025-w-cosigners.pdf" title="CHI Sign-on Letter re CMS Draft 2026 PFS_QPP (12 Sept 2025) (w cosigners)"] - [Connected Health Initiative Report Provides Recommendations on Value-Based Payment Reform to Support Adoption of Technology in Healthcare](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-report-provides-recommendations-on-value-based-payment-reform-to-support-adoption-of-technology-in-healthcare/) - Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) published a white paper recommending specific actions to achieve the transition to value-based care in the United States by removing policy barriers to the adoption of modern software-based technologies in healthcare. The report finds that current U.S. healthcare payment policies, particularly within Medicare, are stifling the adoption of modern - [Big Wins for Digital Health in the Big Reconciliation Bill, but Big Steps Remain](https://connectedhi.com/big-wins-for-digital-health-in-the-big-reconciliation-bill-but-big-steps-remain/) - Many op-eds have been written about H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). This law includes hundreds of provisions and touches almost every sector of the American economy. At the Connected Health Initiative (CHI), we are focusing on a few key pieces of this law that are big wins for health innovation - [Connected Health Initiative Urges Support for Risk-Based Approach to Artificial Intelligence Tools in Healthcare](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-urges-support-for-risk-based-approach-to-artificial-intelligence-tools-in-healthcare/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025.09.05-App-Association-submission-for-EC-health-AI-hearing.pdf" title="2025.09.05 App Association submission for EC health AI hearing"] - [Healthcare AI Sign-On Letter to Weber Pierson re California SB 503](https://connectedhi.com/healthcare-ai-sign-on-letter-to-weber-pierson-re-california-sb-503/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Healthcare-AI-Sign-on-Letter-to-Weber-Pierson-re-California-SB-503-19-Aug-2025-w-cosigners.pdf" title="Healthcare AI Sign-on Letter to Weber Pierson re California SB 503 (19 Aug 2025) (w cosigners)"] - [Rural Health Transformation Program Sign-On Letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz](https://connectedhi.com/rural-health-transformation-program-sign-on-letter-to-dr-mehmet-oz/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/RHTP-Digital-Health-Sign-on-Letter-w-cosigners-21-Aug-2025.pdf" title="RHTP Digital Health Sign-on Letter (w cosigners) (21 Aug 2025)"] - [The Administration’s New Wearable Goal Requires Immediate Action](https://connectedhi.com/the-administrations-new-wearable-goal-requires-immediate-action/) - Recently, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has articulated a new Administration goal of having every American use a wearable health device within the next four years. Secretary Kennedy’s announcement sparked important conversations and brought needed attention to the underutilization of wearables for prevention and treatment across the American healthcare - [Addressing Harmful Information Blocking is a Predicate to Digital Health Transformation](https://connectedhi.com/addressing-harmful-information-blocking-is-a-predicate-to-digital-health-transformation/) - Streamlining the flows of health data has the potential to revolutionize the healthcare sector by fueling the development of new innovative technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), and increasing access for patients. However, obstruction by self-interested companies has blocked meaningful improvements in data flows, harming patient care and undermining competition. Nearly a decade ago, - [The Case for Wearable Health Technology in a Data-Driven Health Environment](https://connectedhi.com/the-case-for-wearable-health-technology-in-a-data-driven-health-environment/) - Recently, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) submitted a statement for the record at the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Health at Your Fingertips: Harnessing the Power of Digital Health Data.” The hearing focused on the growing role of wearable health technology and the need for better data sharing across healthcare systems. - [Connected Health Initiative Statement on America’s AI Action Plan](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-statement-on-americas-ai-action-plan/) - “The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) welcomes the new AI Action Plan, which reinforces the United States' commitment to spurring AI innovation and leading the world. The responsible development and adoption of AI is vital to modernizing the U.S. healthcare system and needs to be accelerated,” said Brian Scarpelli, executive director of the Connected Health Initiative. - [CHI letter to Acting Director David J. Smith at the Defense Health Agency regarding TRICARE Modernization](https://connectedhi.com/chi-letter-to-acting-director-david-j-smith-at-the-defense-health-agency-regarding-tricare-modernization/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CHI-Letter-re-DHA-TRICARE-Modernization-17-July-2025-1.pdf" title="CHI Letter re DHA TRICARE Modernization (17 July 2025) (1)"] - [CHI Letter regarding The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Action Needed to Provide Every American with Access to Wearables within Four Years](https://connectedhi.com/chi-letter-regarding-the-center-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services-action-needed-to-provide-every-american-with-access-to-wearables-within-four-years/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CHI-letter-to-CMS-CMMI-re-Wearables-17-July-2025.pdf" title="CHI letter to CMS-CMMI re Wearables (17 July 2025)"] - [CHI Request for the Creation of a Food and Drug Administration Medical Device Commissioner's Priority Review Voucher Program](https://connectedhi.com/chi-request-for-the-creation-of-a-food-and-drug-administration-medical-device-commissioners-priority-review-voucher-program/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CHI-Ltr-re-FDA-Device-CNPV-Program-17-July-2025.pdf" title="CHI Ltr re FDA Device CNPV Program (17 July 2025)"] - [Connected Health Initiative-Led Letter Urges HHS Secretary Kennedy to Prioritize Artificial Intelligence’s Role in Transforming Healthcare](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-led-letter-urges-hhs-secretary-kennedy-to-prioritize-artificial-intelligences-role-in-transforming-healthcare/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BPI-x-ACT-_-Release-Social-_-CHI-AI-Letter.pdf" title="BPI x ACT _ Release & Social _ CHI AI Letter"] - [CHI Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence Sign-On Letter to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.](https://connectedhi.com/chi-healthcare-and-artificial-intelligence-sign-on-letter-to-u-s-secretary-of-health-and-human-services-robert-f-kennedy-jr/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Healthcare-AI-Sign-on-Ltr-w-cosigners-14-July-2025.pdf" title="Healthcare AI Sign-on Ltr (w cosigners) (14 July 2025)"] - [CHI Letter re: Preventing Illegal Information Blocking to Support the Seamless Exchange of Health Information](https://connectedhi.com/chi-letter-re-preventing-illegal-information-blocking-to-support-the-seamless-exchange-of-health-information/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CHI-Data-Interoperability-Letter-9-June-2025.pdf" title="CHI Data Interoperability Letter (9 June 2025)"] - [CHI submission for the record to the Ways and Means Committee regarding their Hearing on Health at Your Fingertips: Harnessing the Power of Digital Health Data](https://connectedhi.com/chi-submission-for-the-record-to-the-ways-and-means-committee-regarding-their-hearing-on-health-at-your-fingertips-harnessing-the-power-of-digital-health-data/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025.07.01-CHI-submission-for-WM-health-data-hearing-FINAL.pdf" title="2025.07.01 CHI submission for WM health data hearing FINAL"] - [Connected Health Initiative Letter to CMS Center for Medicare Principal Deputy Director Alec Aramanda](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-letter-to-cms-center-for-medicare-principal-deputy-director-alec-aramanda/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/CHI-Ltr-to-CMS-Aramanda-3-June-2025.pdf" title="CHI Ltr to CMS Aramanda (3 June 2025)"] - [Connected Health Initiative's Letter to Acting Inspector General, Juliet Hodgkins, at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the Importance of New Remote Patient Monitoring Tools and Services](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiatives-letter-to-acting-inspector-general-juliet-hodgkins-at-u-s-department-of-health-and-human-services-on-the-importance-of-new-remote-patient-monitoring-tools-and-service/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CHI-Letter-to-HHS-OIG-re-RPM-Report-17-Apr-2025.pdf" title="CHI Letter to HHS OIG re RPM Report (17 Apr 2025)"] - [Connected Health Initiative's Letter Congratulating Dr. Mehmet Oz's Confirmation as Administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiatives-letter-congratulating-dr-mehmet-ozs-confirmation-as-administrator-of-the-u-s-centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CHI-Ltr-to-CMS-Admin-Oz-18-Apr-2025.pdf" title="CHI Ltr to CMS Admin Oz (18 Apr 2025)"] - [Comments of the Connected Health Initiative, Draft Report of the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models](https://connectedhi.com/comments-of-the-connected-health-initiative-draft-report-of-the-joint-california-policy-working-group-on-ai-frontier-models/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CHI-Comments-Joint-California-Policy-Working-Group-on-AI-Frontier-Models-Draft-Report-8-Aug-2025.pdf" title="CHI Comments–Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models Draft Report (8 Aug 2025)"] - [Connected Health Initiative's Comments on the Food and Drug Administration's Draft Guidance for Industry and Other Interested Parties, Consideration for the use of Artificial Intelligence to Support Regulatory Decision Making for Drug and Biological Products](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiatives-comments-on-the-food-and-drug-administrations-draft-guidance-for-industry-and-other-interested-parties-consideration-for-the-use-of-artificial-intelligence-to-support/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CHI-Comments-FDA-Draft-Guidance-re-AI-ML-in-Drug-Biolog-Product-Dev-7-Apr-2025.pdf" title="CHI Comments–FDA Draft Guidance re AI-ML in Drug-Biolog Product Dev (7 Apr 2025)"] - [Comments of the Connected Health Initiative to the Food and Drug Administration, Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff, Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations [Docket No. FDA-2024-N-3924; 89 FR 76119]](https://connectedhi.com/comments-of-the-connected-health-initiative-to-the-food-and-drug-administration-draft-guidance-for-industry-and-food-and-drug-administration-staff-artificial-intelligence-enabled-device-software-f/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CHI-Comments-FDA-Draft-Guidance-re-AI-Enabled-Device-Software-Functions-Lifecycle-Mgmt-and-Marketing-Submissions-7-Apr-2025.pdf" title="CHI Comments–FDA Draft Guidance re AI-Enabled Device Software Functions Lifecycle Mgmt and Marketing Submissions (7 Apr 2025)"] - [Comments of the Connected Health Initiative, Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan](https://connectedhi.com/comments-of-the-connected-health-initiative-request-for-information-on-the-development-of-an-artificial-intelligence-ai-action-plan/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CHI-Comment-re-AI-Action-Plan-14-Mar-2025.pdf" title="CHI Comment re AI Action Plan (14 Mar 2025)"] - [Connected Health Initiative's Response to the Nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiatives-response-to-the-nomination-of-dr-mehmet-oz-to-be-administrator-of-the-centers-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CHI-Letter-on-Nomination-of-Mehmet-Oz-14-Mar-2025.pdf" title="CHI Letter on Nomination of Mehmet Oz (14 Mar 2025)"] - [Comments of the Connected Health Initiative to the Department of Health and Human Services' and Drug Enforcement Agency's Final Rule on Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter and Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients](https://connectedhi.com/comments-of-the-connected-health-initiative-in-response-to-the-department-of-health-and-human-services-and-drug-enforcement-agencys-final-rule-and-request-for-comments-expansion-o/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/CHICOM1.pdf" title="CHICOM~1"] - [Connected Health Initiative's Letter for Modernizing American Health Care: Creating Healthy Options and Better Incentives](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiatives-letter-for-modernizing-american-health-care-creating-healthy-options-and-better-incentives/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025.02.11-CHI-submission-for-WM-modernizing-healthcare-hearing.pdf" title="2025.02.11 CHI submission for WM modernizing healthcare hearing"] - [The Importance of the Secretary for Health and Human Services in Advancing Health Innovation](https://connectedhi.com/the-importance-of-the-secretary-for-health-and-human-services-in-advancing-health-innovation/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025.01.29-CHI-letter-on-RFK-nom.pdf" title="2025.01.29 CHI letter on RFK nom"] - [Connected Health Initiative Sign-on Letter to the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy Re: Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability; Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-sign-on-letter-to-the-assistant-secretary-for-technology-policy-re-health-data-technology-and-interoperability-patient-engagement-information-sharing-and-public-healt/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/10.04.2024_ASTP-HTI2-Sign-on-Ltr-4-Oct-2024-w-cosigners.pdf" title="10.04.2024_ASTP HTI2 Sign-on Ltr (4 Oct 2024) (w cosigners)"] - [CHI Letter to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' re Draft for Calendar Year 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program Ruling](https://connectedhi.com/chi-letter-to-center-for-medicare-and-medicaid-services-re-draft-for-calendar-year-2026-medicare-physician-fee-schedule-and-quality-payment-program-ruling/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CHI-Ltr-to-CMS-re-Draft-CY2026-PFS-QPP-15-Jan-2025.pdf" title="CHI Ltr to CMS re Draft CY2026 PFS-QPP (15 Jan 2025)"] - [The Imperative for the Trump-Vance Administration to Improve and Modernize the American Healthcare System](https://connectedhi.com/the-imperative-for-the-trump-vance-administration-to-improve-and-modernize-the-american-healthcare-system/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://connectedhi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/CHI-Trump-Vance-Transition-Team-Memo-13-Dec-2024.pdf" title="CHI Trump-Vance Transition Team Memo (13 Dec 2024)"] - [Event Recap: Health Equity Through Wearables: Reducing Costs, Saving Lives](https://connectedhi.com/event-recap-health-equity-through-wearables-reducing-costs-saving-lives/) - Studies show that remote monitoring services and wearable health technology can reduce care costs for patients and the healthcare system while improving patient outcomes and engagement. The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) strongly believes in the promise of digital health to help improve health equity and access and recently hosted a webinar focused on the importance - [Congress to CMS: Reconsider Your Treatment of Software as a Medical Device](https://connectedhi.com/congress-to-cms-reconsider-your-treatment-of-software-as-a-medical-device/) - Recently, Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16) sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the importance of updating the reimbursement process for software as a medical device (SaMD). Along with Representatives David Schweikert (R-AZ-01) and Michelle Steel (R-CA-45), Chairman Buchanan urged CMS to reconsider their treatment - [Statement from the Connected Health Institute on the DEA publishing its extension of teleprescription rules](https://connectedhi.com/statement-from-the-connected-health-institute-on-the-dea-publishing-its-extension-of-teleprescription-rules/) - In response to the DEA publishing its extension of tele-prescription rules, CHI released the following statement. “The Connected Health Initiative commends the Administration’s extension of telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled medications, ensuring continued access for countless patients who rely on digital healthcare options.” “This temporary measure does not address the critical need for a permanent - [Voters Strongly Reject Efforts to Use Personal Data to Prosecute State-Level Abortion Restrictions and Support Protecting Tele-Health Access in New CHI Poll](https://connectedhi.com/voters-strongly-reject-efforts-to-use-personal-data-to-prosecute-state-level-abortion-restrictions-and-support-protecting-tele-health-access-in-new-chi-poll/) - In a new poll conducted by the Connected Health Initiative, likely voters strongly support expanded telehealth, HSA Use, and other CHI Priorities. Less than two weeks out from Election Day, a new poll released today from the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and fielded by Embold Research, likely voters from both sides of the aisle strongly - [Wearable Health Tech Keeps Users Safe and Healthy - Rachael's Story](https://connectedhi.com/wearable-health-tech-keeps-users-safe-and-healthy-rachels-story/) - R. Kabala - [Wearable Health Tech Keeps Users Safe and Healthy- Heather's Story](https://connectedhi.com/wearable-health-tech-keeps-users-safe-and-healthy-heathers-story/) - H. Hendershot - [Wearable Health Tech Keeps Users Safe and Healthy- Don's Story](https://connectedhi.com/wearable-health-tech-keeps-users-safe-and-healthy-dons-story/) - D. Morrell - [Wearable Health Tech Keeps Users Safe and Healthy- Raylene's Story](https://connectedhi.com/wearable-health-tech-keeps-users-safe-and-healthy-raylenes-story/) - R. Hackenwerth - [Event Recap: The Importance of Remote Patient Monitoring for Health Innovation](https://connectedhi.com/event-recap-the-importance-of-remote-patient-monitoring-for-health-innovation/) - Remote patient monitoring is an increasingly important element of cost-effective healthcare for Americans. Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have expanded the use cases for remote monitoring, including at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). These “safety net” providers are crucial access points for often underserved patient populations - [Connected Health Initiative Statement on CMS’ Finalized Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) Coverage Pathway](https://connectedhi.com/connected-health-initiative-statement-on-cms-finalized-transitional-coverage-for-emerging-technologies-tcet-coverage-pathway/) - The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) appreciates the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for finalizing the Transitional Coverage for Emerging Technologies (TCET) pathway. While this is a positive step toward bringing new health technologies into Medicare, we believe CMS missed a crucial opportunity by keeping the TCET pathway too narrow. By excluding many Software - [Privacy is the Key to Responsible Health AI](https://connectedhi.com/privacy-is-the-key-to-responsible-health-ai/) - As artificial intelligence (AI) products continue to make headlines and challenge assumptions about the limits of technology, policymakers and industry leaders must wrestle with questions of transparency, ethics, and security. AI technology has been around for decades, but the rapid emergence of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI in the past year has brought - [New Legislation Aims to Modernize Healthcare Spending Accounts for Millions of Americans](https://connectedhi.com/new-legislation-aims-to-modernize-healthcare-spending-accounts-for-millions-of-americans/) - Washington, DC (November 8, 2023)– In a bipartisan effort, Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA), Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) and Congressman Schweikert (R-AZ) have introduced the WEAR IT Act, a pivotal step towards modernizing healthcare spending for millions of Americans. This new legislation would clarify that you can use flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts - [Building Patient Trust: The Cornerstone of Healthcare Privacy](https://connectedhi.com/building-patient-trust-the-cornerstone-of-healthcare-privacy/) - In the intricate web of healthcare, one factor stands out as paramount - patient trust. It's not just about numbers on a balance sheet; it's about the safety and well-being of patients. Let's delve into why nurturing this trust is essential to solving the complex puzzle of privacy in healthcare. For starters, protecting patient data - [FSAs and HSAs Miss Opportunities to Help Americans](https://connectedhi.com/fsas-and-hsas-miss-opportunities-to-help-americans/) - Do you have a guess when menstrual products were first categorized as allowable expenses for health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs)? Although FSAs were first introduced in the Revenue Act of 1978, and the forerunner to HSAs became part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in 1996, menstrual - [Americans Don’t Know Where Their FSA Dollars are Going—I Sure Didn’t](https://connectedhi.com/americans-dont-know-where-their-fsa-dollars-are-going-i-sure-didnt/) - Healthcare is a difficult topic in the United States. We face doctor shortages, medication shortages, and long wait times for specialty referrals, not to mention difficulties paying for treatment. In a system like ours that focuses on reactive treatment of acute problems rather than proactive or preventive treatment, patients will always struggle. Even some of - [AI and the Future of Healthcare: A Transformative Afternoon Hosted by the Connected Health Initiative and Duke AI Health](https://connectedhi.com/artificial-intelligence-and-the-future-of-digital-healthcare-a-transformative-afternoon-hosted-by-the-connected-health-initiative-and-duke-ai-health/) - Date/Time: September 26, 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET (followed by reception) Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045 Washington, DC — The Connected Health Initiative (CHI), in collaboration with Duke AI Health, is thrilled to announce the upcoming event: "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Digital Healthcare." Set to take - [AI and the Future of Digital Healthcare: September 26](https://connectedhi.com/save-the-date-for-ai-and-the-future-of-digital-healthcare-september-26/) - The Connected Health Initiative, in conjunction with the Duke AI Health, will be hosting AI and the Future of Digital Healthcare, an afternoon featuring four consecutive panels followed by an evening cocktail reception. These panels will feature artificial intelligence (AI) and digital health policymakers, providers, and technology innovators coming together to share insights on current health - [CHI Statement on Proposed 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule](https://connectedhi.com/chi-statement-on-proposed-2024-medicare-physician-fee-schedule/) - The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) thanks the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its continued leadership in providing high-quality, cost-effective care for Americans, and for its release of the draft 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). While we continue reviewing proposed changes to this crucial program, we are appreciative of CMS’ ongoing commitment to - [Five Reasons Why Healthcare Leaders Should Pay Attention to Public Policy](https://connectedhi.com/five-reasons-why-healthcare-leaders-should-pay-attention-to-public-policy/) - Public policy has far-reaching implications for the highly regulated healthcare industry. Staying informed and actively engaging in impactful government policy discussions and decision-making is a must for healthcare innovators to ensure that those policies align with their vision for growth. Here are five reasons why the healthcare industry should pay particular attention to public policy: - [My Health, My Data, My Opt In: What is next for how consumer health data is collected](https://connectedhi.com/my-health-my-data-my-opt-in-what-is-next-for-how-consumer-health-data-is-collected/) - The My Health My Data Act (MHMD) aims to increase consumers’ control of and information about their sensitive health data. MHMD is a groundbreaking and far-reaching data protection bill that will change how businesses collect, use, and disclose consumer health data. Our privacy experts put together some important things to know about MHMD: CHI Whitepaper June - [A Solution to Help Realize Remote Patient Monitoring’s Potential](https://connectedhi.com/a-solution-to-help-realize-remote-patient-monitorings-potential/) - After a public health emergency (PHE) was announced in January of 2020 to help the nation address the COVID-19 pandemic, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) subsequently eased the burdens for using remote monitoring technologies in Medicare, including the option to waive copays, the ability to treat both new and established patients, flexibility on - [CHI Asked Americans: How Do You Wear, Share, and Pay for Your Wearable?](https://connectedhi.com/chi-asked-americans-how-do-you-wear-share-and-pay-for-your-wearable/) - Washington, DC—The Connected Health Initiative conducted a national poll of Americans asking how they wear, share, and pay for their wearable devices. With the surge in popularity of wearable health technology devices, including activity trackers, smartwatches, and smart clothing, the study found the majority of those who own wearables experienced improved health and fitness outcomes, - [CHI Statement on Multi-Jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (mjCAC) Decision](https://connectedhi.com/chi-statement-on-multi-jurisdictional-contractor-advisory-committee-mjcac-decision/) - The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) was proud to represent the digital health community’s consensus in addressing concerns raised by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), through their Multi-Jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (mjCAC), about the efficacy of Remote Physiologic Monitoring (RPM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) for non-implantable devices. Today’s announcement that MACs Novitas Solutions and First Coast - [05/01/2023--Comments on the Food and Drug Administration’s Discussion Paper on Artificial Intelligence in Drug Manufacturing [Docket No. FDA-2023-N-0487; 88 FR 12943]](https://connectedhi.com/05-01-2023-comments-on-the-food-and-drug-administrations-discussion-paper-on-artificial-intelligence-in-drug-manufacturing-docket-no-fda-2023-n-0487-88-fr-12943/) - CHI Comments re FDA Discussion Paper AI in Drug Manufacturing (050123) - [On March 10, 2023, Representatives Miller-Meeks, Craig, and Murphy introduced legislation requiring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a study and issue recommendations on improving medical device data interoperability.](https://connectedhi.com/on-march-10-2023-representatives-miller-meeks-craig-and-murphy-introduced-legislation-requiring-the-food-and-drug-administration-fda-to-conduct-a-study-and-issue-recommendations-on-improving-med/) - Brian Scarpelli, executive director of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI), expressed CHI’s support for the bill: “Interoperability is critical to realize the promise of digital health and enable better, more cost-effective, patient-centered care. Patients and caregivers benefit immensely from the introduction of new, innovative medical devices and their evolving data collection and analysis capabilities. But - [Statement from Brian Scarpelli, Executive Director, Connected Health Initiative on this evening’s Multi-Jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee](https://connectedhi.com/statement-from-brian-scarpelli-executive-director-connected-health-initiative-on-this-evenings-multi-jurisdictional-contractor-advisory-committee/) - “Tonight’s Multi-Jurisdictional Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting invited clinical experts and industry subject matter experts on how remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) for non-implantable devices contribute to achieving meaningful and measurable patient outcomes. The Connected Health Initiative was pleased to participate as a selected subject matter expert. “Subject matter expert interventions made - [CHI POV: The Key is Value-Based Care](https://connectedhi.com/the-key-is-value-based-care/) - With the right legal and policy backdrop, digital health tools will play a bigger and bigger role in healthcare. They offer a huge opportunity to improve patient care, reduce hospitalizations, avoid complications, and improve patient engagement—all while reducing costs. The Connected Health Initiative is continually looking for ways to ensure that patients and providers can - [CHI POV: Medicare Coverage and Digital Health](https://connectedhi.com/medicare-coverage-and-digital-health/) - With the right legal and policy backdrop, digital health tools will play a bigger and bigger role in healthcare. They offer a huge opportunity to improve patient care, reduce hospitalizations, ease burdens on the healthcare workforce, and better patient engagement—all while helping controlcosts. The Connected Health Initiative is continually looking for ways to ensure that - [CHI POV: Remote Patient Monitoring Improves Patient Outcomes](https://connectedhi.com/remote-patient-monitoring-improves-patient-outcomes/) - With the right legal and policy backdrop, digital health tools will play a bigger and bigger role in healthcare. They offer a huge opportunity to improve patient care, reduce hospitalizations, avoid complications, and improve patient engagement—all while reducing costs. The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) is continually looking for ways to ensure that patients - [Healthcare and Technology Leaders Urge the 118th Congress to Continue the Promise of Digital Health](https://connectedhi.com/healthcare-and-technology-leaders-urge-the-118th-congress-to-continue-the-promise-of-digital_health/) - The Promise of Digital Health Exists, Connected Health Initiative Urges Congress to Achieve Potential January 31, 2023—Today, ACT | The App Association’s Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released its priorities for the 118th Congress. Americans benefit from an information and communications technology-enabled healthcare system, which CHI encourages Congress to enable and maintain through their policy considerations. CHI - [2023 CMS Physician Fee Schedule: Details, Takeaways and Our Thoughts](https://connectedhi.com/2023-cms-physician-fee-schedule-details-takeaways-and-our-thoughts/) - With the CMS Physician Fee Schedule issuance, details and takeaways are now available. Notably, consistent with our advocacy over the last few years urging CMS to make remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) available under general supervision, CMS has pulled back on its proposal to replace existing CPT codes for remote therapeutic monitoring with their own HCPCS - [Legislation introduced on requiring the FDA to study medical device data interoperability](https://connectedhi.com/legislation-introduced-on-requiring-the-fda-to-study-medical-device-data-interoperability/) - On September 29, 2022, Representatives Miller-Meeks, O’Halleran, and Murphy introduced legislation requiring the Foodand Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a study and issue recommendations on improving medical device data interoperability. Morgan Reed, executive director of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI), expressed CHI’s support for the bill: “Interoperability is critical to realize the promise of digital - [Responsibly Bringing AI to the Medicare System: Advancing Health Equities to Benefit Patients and Providers](https://connectedhi.com/responsibly-bringing-ai-to-the-medicare-system-advancing-health-equities-to-benefit-patients-and-providers/) - Click here. - [EHR Intelligence covers CHI comments to ONC](https://connectedhi.com/ehr-intelligence-covers-chi-comments-to-onc/) - Connected Health Initiative (CHI) provided comments to the ONC on its Draft (v3) US Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) and its ongoing USCDI expansion process (draft USCDI). EHR Intelligence covered CHI comments. Read coverage here: CHI Comments on ONC USCDI Proposed Version 3 Data Classes (ehrintelligence.com) - ["Policy in the Making" Episode 2—The Tate Chronicles Hosts Morgan Reed](https://connectedhi.com/policy-in-the-making-episode-2-the-tate-chronicles-hosts-morgan-reed/) - Host Jim Tate continues his special monthly series with Morgan Reed of the Connected Health Initiative (CHI), Policy in the Making. They discuss the 2022 Omnibus Spending bill expanding telehealth services. Listen to the show here. - ["Policy in the Making" Episode 1 —The Tate Chronicles Hosts Morgan Reed](https://connectedhi.com/policy-in-the-making-the-tate-chronicles-hosts-morgan-reed/) - Special Monthly Episode #1: Policy in the Making where Jim Tate invites Morgan Reed from the Connected Health Initiative as his co-host. They discuss: - Connected health technology: the intersection of patient, technology, and public policy. - Does it work? What are the risks? - The challenge of reimbursement. - Healthcare inequity: The challenge of getting - [Modern Healthcare asks CHI about AI CHI](https://connectedhi.com/modern-healthcare-asks-chi-about-ai-chi/) - As a growing number of artificial intelligence tools make their way into patient care, healthcare technology experts are calling for vendors to more clearly explain how the tools were developed and get that information into clinicians’ hands. Click story here: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/technology/does-ai-need-nutrition-facts - [CHI Releases Good Machine Learning Practices White Paper](https://connectedhi.com/2020-10-15-chi-releases-good-machine-learning-principles/) - Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, powered by streams of data and advanced algorithms, are improving healthcare by preventing hospitalizations, reducing complications, decreasing administrative burdens, and improving patient engagement. AI systems offer the promise to further accelerate and scale such results while providing the impetus for the ongoing transition from our current disease-based system to one centered - [The Value-Based Care Revolution Will Stall Without Health Tech](https://connectedhi.com/2021-7-14-the-value-based-care-revolution-will-stall-without-health-tech/) - New CHI Report Finds Digital Health Technologies Must Play a Critical Role in Shifting American Healthcare Away from Fee-For-Service and Toward More Equitable and Effective Care (WASHINGTON, DC) July 14, 2021- Today, the Connected Health Initiative’s (CHI) Value-Based Care Task Force released a new report on the critical role digital health technologies can play in - [The Imperative for the Biden-Harris Administration to Improve and Modernize the American Healthcare System](https://connectedhi.com/2021-2-4-the-imperative-for-the-biden-harris-administration-to-improve-and-modernize-the-american-healthcare-system/) - Prior to taking office on January 20, the Biden-Harris Administration made it clear America must take new and drastic action to build the American economy back better. CHI believes that this drastic action must include improving and modernizing the American healthcare system and sent a memo of recommendations to the incoming administration. While the most - [Dispatches from the Frontlines: Connected Health and COVID-19](https://connectedhi.com/2020-6-24-dispatches-from-the-frontlines-connected-health-and-covid-19/) - The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) and our members worked tirelessly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congress, and state officials to expand access to connected health solutions during COVID-19 pandemic. In just a few short months, we made more progress in opening up Medicare and Medicaid to telehealth visits, remote patient monitoring - [Connected Health Initiative Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding Digital Health Tools to Fight COVID-19](https://connectedhi.com/2020-3-12-connected-health-initiative-letter-to-congressional-leadership-regarding-digital-health-tools-to-fight-covid-19/) - The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U. S. House of Representatives 1236 Longworth House Office Building The Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader U.S. Senate 317 Russell Senate Office Building The Honorable Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives 2421 Rayburn House Office Building The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate 322 - [Connected Health Initiative (CHI) Check-In – Halfway Through 2017!](https://connectedhi.com/2017-7-7-connected-health-initiative-chi-check-in-halfway-through-2017/) - 2017 has been a busy year for the Connected Health Initiative (CHI). As we reflect on the first half of the year, we’ve pulled together highlights of what we have done, and what lies ahead in our mission to foster a robust connected health ecosystem. No post could fully encapsulate all the work that we do, but below we provide a broad outline of our work and accomplishments this year. - [CHI Launches New Tool to Help Health Tech Entrepreneurs Navigate HIPAA](https://connectedhi.com/2017-3-9-chi-launches-new-tool-to-help-health-tech-entrepreneurs-navigate-hipaa/) - Everything about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), even its name, seems unwieldy and complex, especially for health tech startups. First time health tech entrepreneurs usually begin rethinking their life choices after we start discussing "covered entities" and "business associates," but in reality you can comply with the law relatively easily once you know the rules. That's why we built the HIPAA Check tool to help health tech entrepreneurs understand whether they need to comply with HIPAA and, if so, how to comply. - [MACRA: Medicare’s Opportunity to Finally Embrace Connected Health Technology](https://connectedhi.com/2017-3-13-macra-medicares-opportunity-to-finally-embrace-connected-health-technology/) - The nation’s healthcare system is in the middle of a major transition – one that, if done well, will have an incredible impact on the lives of millions Americans who rely on Medicare.The $900 billion federal program provides health insurance for Americans over 65 and others who suffer from certain conditions and diseases. For a long time, Medicare has had a reputation for being bureaucratic, lethargic, wasteful, and outdated.Further, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which administers Medicare, has been slow to incorporate advances in advanced health technology in the program. In 2014, the agency allocated barely 2 percent of its nearly $1 billion Medicare budget to support telehealth. - [The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) submits high-level comments to the FCC on broadband healthcare.](https://connectedhi.com/2017-6-5-the-connected-health-initiative-chi-submits-high-level-comments-to-the-fcc-on-broadband-healthcare/) - 05/24/2017 – Connected Health Initiative Comments to the Federal Communications Commission on the Connect2Health Task Force - [The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) submitted comments to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on the use of telehealth for acute and chronic care consultations.](https://connectedhi.com/2017-6-5-the-connected-health-initiative-chi-submitted-comments-to-the-agency-for-healthcare-research-and-quality-ahrq-on-the-use-of-telehealth-for-acute-and-chronic-care-consultations/) - 04/21/2017 – Connected Health Initiative Comments to AHRQ on Telehealth for Acute and Chronic Care - [Advances in Caring for At-Risk Veterans Using New Information Technology Tools](https://connectedhi.com/2017-10-1-advances-in-caring-for-at-risk-veterans-using-new-information-technology-tools/) - LifeWIRE, the Connected Health Initiative, and Health Tech Strategies convened an expert panel to discuss how new information technologies can be used to address and reduce suicide in the United States’ active duty and veteran populations. - [Connected Health Initiative Congratulates the University of Mississippi Medical Center for Recognition as a Telehealth Center of Excellence](https://connectedhi.com/2017-10-5-connected-health-initiative-congratulates-the-university-of-mississippi-medical-center-for-recognition-as-a-telehealth-center-of-excellence/) - “We commend the UMMC Center for Telehealth for this well-deserved recognition. For more than a decade, the Center for Telehealth has been serving remote and underserved communities with their forward-thinking approach to telehealth. Telehealth solutions are not only vital to the treatment of chronic illnesses, but they also provide innovative means to improve patient outcomes and lower medical costs. We hope UMMC’s award serves as a signal for medical centers across the country to use telehealth to bring effective, low cost, high result healthcare solutions to the Americans who need them most.” - [New Medicare and Medicaid Rules Open Opportunities for Connected Health Tech for Doctors and Patients](https://connectedhi.com/2017-11-2-new-medicare-and-medicaid-rules-open-opportunities-for-connected-health-tech-for-doctors-and-patients/) - Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) secured a huge victory for telehealth innovators, connected device makers, pioneering physicians, and patients across America. - [Recognition, Reimbursement, Results: Opportunities Ahead for Remote Monitoring and Connected Health Innovations](https://connectedhi.com/2017-12-4-recognition-reimbursement-results-opportunities-ahead-for-remote-monitoring-and-connected-health-innovations/) - On December 4, the Connected Health Initiative and Politico welcomed the American Medical Association's Director of Physician Payment Policy Sherry Smith, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Center for Telehealth Executive Director Michael Adcock, and Podimetrics CEO Jon Bloom, MD to discuss new incentive and reimbursement opportunities for connected health innovations. Join the conversation below. To - [Connected Health Initiative Sees Positive Movement in FDA Guidance](https://connectedhi.com/2017-12-7-connected-health-initiative-sees-positive-movement-in-fda-guidance/) - This morning, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new guidance to provide greater clarity in the regulation and adoption of medical-grade software and digital health innovations. Under the direction of the 21st Century Cures Act, the three new pieces of guidance target the role and regulation of software, dependent on their specific - [Recognition, Reimbursement, Results: Why 2017 Was a Win for Connected Health](https://connectedhi.com/2018-1-2-recognition-reimbursement-results-why-2017-was-a-win-for-connected-health/) - As we look to the year ahead, this is an important time to reflect on 2017, and the exciting developments that will make 2018 even better for connected health innovation. 2017 was a busy and successful year for the Connected Health Initiative (CHI). We worked with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to - [Significant FDA Regulatory Advancements Clear a Path Forward for Connected Health Innovators](https://connectedhi.com/2018-1-11-significant-fda-regulatory-advancements-clear-a-path-forward-for-connected-health-innovators/) - More than 60 percent of Americans already use mobile apps to make informed choices about their health. In the year ahead, we expect app-enabled telehealth tools and remotely monitored patient-generated health data (PGHD) to present more promising avenues to improve care quality, reduce hospitalizations, avoid medical complications, and improve patient satisfaction, particularly for the chronically - [Connect Health Initiative Lauds CMS Digital Health Interoperability Initiative](https://connectedhi.com/2018-3-6-connect-health-initiativelauds-cms-digital-health-interoperability-initiative/) - Las Vegas, NV - Today, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced new proposals to promote interoperability in the digital health ecosystem that support greater patient data access. The proposals, which include a new version of the Blue Button API and stricter rules on data blocking, will bring significant benefits to innovators in the digital health ecosystem. Morgan - [The Connected Health Initiative Applauds the FCC’s New "Connected Care Pilot Program"](https://connectedhi.com/2018-7-11-the-connected-health-initiative-applauds-the-fccs-new-connected-care-pilot-program/) - Washington, D.C. - Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans to establish a “Connected Care Pilot Program” to support the use of telehealth solutions for low-income and rural Americans. ACT | The App Association's Connected Health Initiative (CHI) has long been a supporter of telehealth innovations and the benefits they bring to patients and caregivers throughout the - [CHI Welcomes CMS' Newly Proposed QPP and PFS Rulemaking](https://connectedhi.com/2018-7-12-chi-welcomes-cms-pfs-remote-monitoring-cpt-codes/) - Washington, D.C. - Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released draft changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program. Morgan Reed, Executive Director of ACT | The App Association's Connected Health Initiative, released the following statement in response to CMS' announcement. “While we continue to we parse through the Centers for Medicare - [Connected Health Initiative Applauds New ONC and CMS Rules on Interoperability and Information Blocking](https://connectedhi.com/2020-3-9-connected-health-initiative-applauds-new-onc-and-cms-rules-on-interoperability-and-information-blocking/) - (WASHINGTON, DC) March 5, 2020 – Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding new rules on health data interoperability and information blocking unveiled by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “The new health data - [Connected Health Initiative Applauds Telehealth Provisions in Senate CARES Act to Better Protect America’s Most Medically and Economically Vulnerable Citizens](https://connectedhi.com/2020-3-25-connected-health-initiative-applauds-telehealth-provisions-in-senate-cares-act-to-better-protect-americas-most-medically-and-economically-vulnerable-citizens/) - (WASHINGTON, DC) March 25, 2020- Today, the Connected Health Initiative released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding the congressional passage of the latest Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. “The CARES Act passed by the Senate today opens the door for healthcare providers to leverage telehealth and remote patient monitoring technologies - [The Connected Health Initiative Applauds FCC Proposed Order to Provide More Telehealth Resources During COVID-19 Crisis](https://connectedhi.com/2020-4-3-the-connected-health-initiative-applauds-fcc-proposed-order-to-provide-more-telehealth-resources-during-covid-19-crisis/) - (WASHINGTON, DC) April 3, 2020- Today, the Connected Health Initiative released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Report and Order on the COVID-19 Telehealth Program and Connected Care Pilot: “We strongly support the FCC’s goals of enacting telehealth programs and pilots that provide care to Americans in need - [CHI Urges ONC to Enforce Data Sharing Rules as Soon as Practicable Following COVID-19 Crisis](https://connectedhi.com/2020-4-8-chi-urges-onc-to-enforce-data-sharing-rules-as-soon-as-practicable-following-covid-19-crisis/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 8, 2020 Contact: Ashley Durkin-Rixey ACT | The App Associationarixey@actonline.org (202) 420-7488 CHI Urges ONC to Enforce Data Sharing Rules as Soon as Practicable Following COVID-19 Crisis (WASHINGTON, DC) April 8, 2020- Today, the Connected Health Initiative released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding possible delays of new data sharing - [Connect Health Initiative Applauds Proposed Executive Order to Permanently Expand Telehealth for Medicare Beneficiaries](https://connectedhi.com/2020-8-3-connect-health-initiative-applauds-proposed-executive-order-to-permanently-expand-telehealth-for-medicare-beneficiaries/) - Today, the Connected Health Initiative released a statement from executive director, Morgan Reed:“The executive order is a critical step in expanding telehealth coverage for some of the most vulnerable Americans during the pandemic and ensure these digital health services are made sustainable and permanent. The order addresses many of the priorities the Connected Health Initiative and its partners have advocated for years. - [Connected Health Initiative Applauds Announcement of New FDA Digital Health Center of Excellence](https://connectedhi.com/2020-9-22-connected-health-initiative-applauds-announcement-of-new-fda-digital-health-center-of-excellence/) - (WASHINGTON, DC) September 22, 2020 - Today, the Connected Health Initiative released a statement from executive director, Morgan Reed regarding the announcement of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s new Digital Health Center of Excellence: “The FDA’s announcement of its new Center of Excellence is an exciting development for the future of digital healthcare. The - [Health, Tech, Government Leaders Join CTA and CHI Coalition to Address Health Disparities Amplified by COVID-19](https://connectedhi.com/2020-9-30-health-tech-government-leaders-join-cta-and-chi-coalition-to-address-health-disparities-amplified-by-covid-19/) - Arlington, VA, September 30, 2020 – Today, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® and the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) are launching a new effort to address longstanding health disparities in the U.S., amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Public and private leaders including Best Buy Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, Google, Microsoft and Validic will help lead the - [Connected Health Initiative Applauds House Introduction of the Telehealth Modernization Act](https://connectedhi.com/2020-11-5-connected-health-initiative-applauds-house-introduction-of-the-telehealth-modernization-act/) - (WASHINGTON, DC) November 5, 2020 - Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding the introduction of the House companion to the Telehealth Modernization Act: “The House introduction of the Telehealth Modernization Act is a bold step forward in taking the lessons learned from providers, patients, and payers - [Connected Health Initiative Statement on the Presidential Election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris](https://connectedhi.com/2020-11-7-connected-health-initiative-statement-on-the-presidential-election-of-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris/) - (WASHINGTON, DC) November 7, 2020- Today, the Connected Health Initiative released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding the win of President-Elect Joseph Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris: “I congratulate President-Elect Biden and Vice-President Elect Harris on their victory in the 2020 Presidential Election. As President-Elect Biden made clear during his campaign, the - [Connected Health Initiative Announces Formation of Value-Based Care Task Force](https://connectedhi.com/2021-1-27-connected-health-initiative-announces-formation-of-value-based-care-task-force/) - (WASHINGTON, DC) January 27, 2021- Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) announced the formation of a new Value-Based Care Task Force within CHI to identify key legislative and regulatory changes needed to advance value-based care by incorporating digital health tools in the American healthcare system. “The U.S. government recognizes the need to shift the American healthcare system from a fee-for-service approach - [Telehealth and Program Integrity](https://connectedhi.com/2021-2-8-telehealth-and-program-integrity/) - Millions of Americans turned to live audio and video visits with healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and Congress needs to make decisions that will permanently affect how Americans, in particular Medicare patients, may access these telehealth services on a permanent basis. Live audio and video interactions are an increasingly important part of healthcare services - [CHI Congratulates Xavier Becerra on Confirmation as HHS Secretary](https://connectedhi.com/2021-3-18-lazeu887uhs9mkt7195iovmjm3zb36/) - (WASHINGTON, DC) March 18, 2021– Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released a statement from executive director, Morgan Reed regarding the confirmation of former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): “CHI applauds the Senate for confirming Xavier Becerra as the next HHS Secretary. Secretary Becerra’s support for - [Connected Health Initiative Applauds Introduction of CONNECT for Health ACT](https://connectedhi.com/2021-4-29-connected-health-initiative-applauds-introduction-of-connect-for-health-act/) - (WASHINGTON, DC) April 29, 2021- Today, the Connected Health Initiative released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed on the introduction of the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act: “We are pleased to support the CONNECT for Health Act as a significant step toward removing outdated barriers to Medicare’s coverage of live audio and video healthcare - [Patients Embrace Telemedicine According to CMS Report;](https://connectedhi.com/2021-12-6-patients-embrace-telemedicine-according-to-cms-report-congressional-action-still-needed-to-ensure-continued-access/) - Congressional Action Still Needed to Ensure Continued Access (WASHINGTON, DC) December 6, 2021– Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding new data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) summarizing telemedicine usage by Medicare beneficiaries over the last year: “The CMS data is notable for two reasons — one, more beneficiaries used telemedicine - [CHI Applauds ONC on Delivering TEFCA](https://connectedhi.com/chi-applauds-onc-on-delivering-tefca/) - Author: Ashley Durkin-Rixey (WASHINGTON, DC) January 18, 2022- Today, the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) released a statement from executive director Morgan Reed regarding the release of the Trusted Exchange Framework and the Common Agreement (TEFCA) by the Office of the National Health Information Coordinator (ONC): “CHI applauds ONC for reaching a critical milestone for the 21st Century Cures Act with the release of - [Join CHI & Politico to Explore What's Next for Connected Health Innovation](https://connectedhi.com/2017-11-27-recognition-reimbursement-results-opportunities-ahead-for-remote-monitoring-and-connected-health-innovation/) - CHI and Politico host a panel with American Medical Association, University of Mississippi Medical Center, and Podimetrics to explore the impacts of new reimbursement opportunities for connected health innovations. ## Pages - [Connected Health](https://connectedhi.com/) - Health is Mobile The Connected Health Initiative is a coalition of industry stakeholders and partners leading efforts to harness the power of technology to improve patient engagement and health outcomes. 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A systematic review](https://connectedhi.com/resource/does-remote-patient-monitoring-reduce-acute-care-use-a-systematic-review/) - [Outcomes of Remote Patient Monitoring for Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/outcomes-of-remote-patient-monitoring-for-automated-peritoneal-dialysis-a-randomized-controlled-trial/) - [Technology-Enabled Self-Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With or Without Asynchronous Remote Monitoring: Randomized Controlled Trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/technology-enabled-self-management-of-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-with-or-without-asynchronous-remote-monitoring-randomized-controlled-trial/) - [The Effects of Telemonitoring on Patient Compliance With Self-Management Recommendations and Outcomes of the Innovative Telemonitoring Enhanced Care Program for Chronic Heart Failure: Randomized Controlled Trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/the-effects-of-telemonitoring-on-patient-compliance-with-self-management-recommendations-and-outcomes-of-the-innovative-telemonitoring-enhanced-care-program-for-chronic-heart-failure-randomized-contr/) - [Appropriate controls for digital therapeutic clinical trials: A narrative review of control conditions in clinical trials of digital therapeutics (DTx) deploying psychosocial, cognitive, or behavioral content](https://connectedhi.com/resource/appropriate-controls-for-digital-therapeutic-clinical-trials-a-narrative-review-of-control-conditions-in-clinical-trials-of-digital-therapeutics-dtx-deploying-psychosocial-cognitive-or-behavioral/) - [Digital therapeutics and clinical pharmacology](https://connectedhi.com/resource/digital-therapeutics-and-clinical-pharmacology/) - [Smart Wearables for Cardiac Monitoring-Real-World Use beyond Atrial Fibrillation](https://connectedhi.com/resource/smart-wearables-for-cardiac-monitoring-real-world-use-beyond-atrial-fibrillation/) - [Remote Patient Management in Peritoneal Dialysis Improves Clinical Outcomes](https://connectedhi.com/resource/remote-patient-management-in-peritoneal-dialysis-improves-clinical-outcomes/) - [Novel uterine contraction monitoring to enable remote, self-administered nonstress testing](https://connectedhi.com/resource/novel-uterine-contraction-monitoring-to-enable-remote-self-administered-nonstress-testing/) - [Efficacy of remote physiological monitoring-guided care for chronic heart failure: an updated meta-analysis](https://connectedhi.com/resource/efficacy-of-remote-physiological-monitoring-guided-care-for-chronic-heart-failure-an-updated-meta-analysis/) - [Remote transmission monitoring for postoperative perineural analgesia after major orthopedic surgery: A multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, controlled trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/remote-transmission-monitoring-for-postoperative-perineural-analgesia-after-major-orthopedic-surgery-a-multicenter-randomized-parallel-group-controlled-trial/) - [Remote symptom monitoring integrated into electronic health records: A systematic review](https://connectedhi.com/resource/remote-symptom-monitoring-integrated-into-electronic-health-records-a-systematic-review/) - [Rationale and design of a large population study to validate software for the assessment of atrial fibrillation from data acquired by a consumer tracker or smartwatch: The Fitbit heart study](https://connectedhi.com/resource/rationale-and-design-of-a-large-population-study-to-validate-software-for-the-assessment-of-atrial-fibrillation-from-data-acquired-by-a-consumer-tracker-or-smartwatch-the-fitbit-heart-study/) - [Remote Monitoring With Appropriate Reaction to Alerts Was Associated With Improved Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure: Results From the OptiLink HF Study](https://connectedhi.com/resource/remote-monitoring-with-appropriate-reaction-to-alerts-was-associated-with-improved-outcomes-in-chronic-heart-failure-results-from-the-optilink-hf-study/) - [Impact of remote monitoring on clinical outcomes for patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation: results from the REM-HF trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/impact-of-remote-monitoring-on-clinical-outcomes-for-patients-with-heart-failure-and-atrial-fibrillation-results-from-the-rem-hf-trial/) - [Ambulatory urodynamic monitoring: state of the art and future directions](https://connectedhi.com/resource/ambulatory-urodynamic-monitoring-state-of-the-art-and-future-directions/) - ["You're on mute!" Does pediatric CF home spirometry require physiologist supervision?](https://connectedhi.com/resource/youre-on-mute-does-pediatric-cf-home-spirometry-require-physiologist-supervision/) - [Heart failure non-invasive home telemonitoring systems: A systematic review](https://connectedhi.com/resource/heart-failure-non-invasive-home-telemonitoring-systems-a-systematic-review/) - [Tele-transitions of care (TTOC): a 12-month, randomized controlled trial evaluating the use of Telehealth to achieve triple aim objectives](https://connectedhi.com/resource/tele-transitions-of-care-ttoc-a-12-month-randomized-controlled-trial-evaluating-the-use-of-telehealth-to-achieve-triple-aim-objectives-2/) - [Use of a Bluetooth tablet-based technology to improve outcomes in lung transplantation: A pilot study](https://connectedhi.com/resource/use-of-a-bluetooth-tablet-based-technology-to-improve-outcomes-in-lung-transplantation-a-pilot-study/) - [The Performance of Digital Monitoring Devices for Oxygen Saturation and Respiratory Rate in COPD: A Systematic Review](https://connectedhi.com/resource/the-performance-of-digital-monitoring-devices-for-oxygen-saturation-and-respiratory-rate-in-copd-a-systematic-review/) - [Tele-transitions of care (TTOC): a 12-month, randomized controlled trial evaluating the use of Telehealth to achieve triple aim objectives](https://connectedhi.com/resource/tele-transitions-of-care-ttoc-a-12-month-randomized-controlled-trial-evaluating-the-use-of-telehealth-to-achieve-triple-aim-objectives/) - [Trials and Tribulations: mHealth Clinical Trials in the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://connectedhi.com/resource/trials-and-tribulations-mhealth-clinical-trials-in-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - [A Noninferiority Randomized Clinical Trial of the Use of the Smartphone-Based Health Applications IBDsmart and IBDoc in the Care of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients](https://connectedhi.com/resource/a-noninferiority-randomized-clinical-trial-of-the-use-of-the-smartphone-based-health-applications-ibdsmart-and-ibdoc-in-the-care-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease-patients/) - [Home blood pressure monitoring in the antenatal and postpartum period: A systematic review meta-analysis](https://connectedhi.com/resource/home-blood-pressure-monitoring-in-the-antenatal-and-postpartum-period-a-systematic-review-meta-analysis/) - [Results of Telehealth Electronic Monitoring for Post Discharge Complications and Surgical Site Infections following Arterial Revascularization with Groin Incision](https://connectedhi.com/resource/results-of-telehealth-electronic-monitoring-for-post-discharge-complications-and-surgical-site-infections-following-arterial-revascularization-with-groin-incision/) - [Telemedicine Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety After Stroke: Proof-of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/telemedicine-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-for-anxiety-after-stroke-proof-of-concept-randomized-controlled-trial-2/) - [Recurrent atrial fibrillation/flutter detection after ablation or cardioversion using the AliveCor KardiaMobile device: iHEART results](https://connectedhi.com/resource/recurrent-atrial-fibrillation-flutter-detection-after-ablation-or-cardioversion-using-the-alivecor-kardiamobile-device-iheart-results-3/) - [Mobile health technology for remote home monitoring after surgery: a meta-analysis](https://connectedhi.com/resource/mobile-health-technology-for-remote-home-monitoring-after-surgery-a-meta-analysis-2/) - [Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy:](https://connectedhi.com/resource/screening-for-hypertensive-disorders-of-pregnancy/) - [Assistive technologies for home NIV in patients with COPD: feasibility and positive experience with remote-monitoring and volume-assured auto-EPAP NIV mode](https://connectedhi.com/resource/assistive-technologies-for-home-niv-in-patients-with-copd-feasibility-and-positive-experience-with-remote-monitoring-and-volume-assured-auto-epap-niv-mode/) - [The cost benefit of initiating domiciliary Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV) as an outpatient is accompanied by good clinical outcomes for hypercapnic Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients](https://connectedhi.com/resource/the-cost-benefit-of-initiating-domiciliary-non-invasive-ventilation-niv-as-an-outpatient-is-accompanied-by-good-clinical-outcomes-for-hypercapnic-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-patient/) - [Using domiciliary non-invasive ventilator data downloads to inform clinical decision-making to optimise ventilation delivery and patient compliance](https://connectedhi.com/resource/using-domiciliary-non-invasive-ventilator-data-downloads-to-inform-clinical-decision-making-to-optimise-ventilation-delivery-and-patient-compliance/) - [Association Between Positive Airway Pressure Adherence and Health Care Costs Among Individuals With OSA](https://connectedhi.com/resource/association-between-positive-airway-pressure-adherence-and-health-care-costs-among-individuals-with-osa/) - [Electronic inhaler monitoring and healthcare utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease](https://connectedhi.com/resource/electronic-inhaler-monitoring-and-healthcare-utilization-in-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/) - [Effect of Telemedicine Education and Telemonitoring on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence. The Tele-OSA Randomized Trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/effect-of-telemedicine-education-and-telemonitoring-on-continuous-positive-airway-pressure-adherence-the-tele-osa-randomized-trial/) - [Long-term effects of telemonitoring on healthcare usage in patients with heart failure or COPD](https://connectedhi.com/resource/long-term-effects-of-telemonitoring-on-healthcare-usage-in-patients-with-heart-failure-or-copd/) - [Two-way remote monitoring allows effective and realistic provision of home-NIV to COPD patients with persistent hypercapnia](https://connectedhi.com/resource/two-way-remote-monitoring-allows-effective-and-realistic-provision-of-home-niv-to-copd-patients-with-persistent-hypercapnia/) - [Promoting Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Wellness through Remote Monitoring and Health Coaching: A Clinical Trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/promoting-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-wellness-through-remote-monitoring-and-health-coaching-a-clinical-trial/) - [Impact of a digital health intervention on asthma resource utilization](https://connectedhi.com/resource/impact-of-a-digital-health-intervention-on-asthma-resource-utilization/) - [A home telehealth program for patients with severe COPD: The PROMETE study](https://connectedhi.com/resource/a-home-telehealth-program-for-patients-with-severe-copd-the-promete-study/) - [The impact of a telemedicine monitoring system on positive airway pressure adherence in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/the-impact-of-a-telemedicine-monitoring-system-on-positive-airway-pressure-adherence-in-patients-with-obstructive-sleep-apnea-a-randomized-controlled-trial/) - [A Bayesian cost-effectiveness analysis of a telemedicine-based strategy for the management of sleep apnoea: a multicentre randomised controlled trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/a-bayesian-cost-effectiveness-analysis-of-a-telemedicine-based-strategy-for-the-management-of-sleep-apnoea-a-multicentre-randomised-controlled-trial/) - [AHA Guidance: Using Remote Patient Monitoring Technologies for Better Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes](https://connectedhi.com/resource/aha-guidance-using-remote-patient-monitoring-technologies-for-better-cardiovascular-disease-outcomes-2/) - [AHA Guidance: Using Remote Patient Monitoring Technologies for Better Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes](https://connectedhi.com/resource/aha-guidance-using-remote-patient-monitoring-technologies-for-better-cardiovascular-disease-outcomes/) - [Can telemonitoring reduce hospitalization and cost of care? 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[Remote Optimization of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction](https://connectedhi.com/resource/remote-optimization-of-guideline-directed-medical-therapy-in-patients-with-heart-failure-with-reduced-ejection-fraction/) - [Efficacy of telemedicine for the management of cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://connectedhi.com/resource/efficacy-of-telemedicine-for-the-management-of-cardiovascular-disease-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis/) - [Heart Failure Drug Treatment-Inertia, Titration, and Discontinuation: A Multinational Observational Study (EVOLUTION HF)](https://connectedhi.com/resource/heart-failure-drug-treatment-inertia-titration-and-discontinuation-a-multinational-observational-study-evolution-hf/) - [Effectiveness of Remote Patient Monitoring After Discharge of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure: The Better Effectiveness After Transition–Heart Failure (BEAT-HF) Randomized Clinical Trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/effectiveness-of-remote-patient-monitoring-after-discharge-of-hospitalized-patients-with-heart-failure-the-better-effectiveness-after-transition-heart-failure-beat-hf-randomized-clinical-tr/) - [Effectiveness of Remotely Delivered Interventions to Simultaneously Optimize Management of Hypertension, Hyperglycemia and Dyslipidemia in People With Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials](https://connectedhi.com/resource/effectiveness-of-remotely-delivered-interventions-to-simultaneously-optimize-management-of-hypertension-hyperglycemia-and-dyslipidemia-in-people-with-diabetes-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-o/) - [A telemedicine-based approach with real-time transmission of blood glucose data improves metabolic control in insulin-treated diabetes: the DIAMONDS randomized clinical trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/a-telemedicine-based-approach-with-real-time-transmission-of-blood-glucose-data-improves-metabolic-control-in-insulin-treated-diabetes-the-diamonds-randomized-clinical-trial/) - [App-based multidisciplinary back pain treatment versus combined physiotherapy plus online education: a randomized controlled trial](https://connectedhi.com/resource/app-based-multidisciplinary-back-pain-treatment-versus-combined-physiotherapy-plus-online-education-a-randomized-controlled-trial/) - 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