In 18 months, $18 million was saved in Medicaid...
In 18 months, $18 million was saved in Medicaid costs through the FCC’s Rural Healthcare Pilot program in South Carolina for a “tele-psychiatry” initiative, said Commissioner Mignon Clyburn at the agency’s mHealth Expo Friday. “Psychiatric consults are now available 24/7,…
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saving time and delivering better, more responsive service for care providers and patients, while conserving resources for the entire healthcare system.” Clyburn addressed wireless “micro power networks” that the FCC is promoting due to rule changes. Micro power networks “use implant devices to employ micro-stimulation techniques that can restore sensation, mobility, and other vital functions, to limbs and organs,” which could help more than 5 million Americans dealing with paralysis or other “neuromuscular” disorders, she said, according to prepared remarks. Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs), adopted by the FCC last year, “provide a ‘last meter’ wireless link to eliminate the wires and cables that currently tether a patient to the monitor,” she said. MBANs “should improve patient care and reduce overall healthcare costs,” said Clyburn.