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Using Remote Care to Make Every Healthcare Moment Count

Additionally, the spotting of a trend or other worrisome issue can trigger an interaction, whether it be a video visit, asynchronous communication, or scheduling an in-person visit. The key aspect of all of those potential interactions, though, is trying to address an issue before it becomes more serious. This approach demonstrates a shift in perspective from being reactionary to proactive. A proactive approach can maintain better overall health and well-being, and that is an outcome that helps everyone. Patient advocates have been quite vocal that remote care is working and that it should continue. Patients find the ability to access services easier in many instances, though it is balanced against the recognition that not everything should occur remotely. While an appropriate balance is being established, respecting the desire of patients to continue using remote care should occur.

MATTHEW FISHER General Counsel at Carium | Twitter:@Matt_R_Fisher

Healthcare events do not occur solely within the walls of a healthcare organization but throughout every individual's life. Facilitating interactions without requiring an individual to schedule an in-person visit can work eectively for everyone. Using remote monitoring as an example, if an individual collects and transmits information about themselves that is collected as a part of daily life, a more accurate snapshot of that individual's life can begin to be developed. Additionally, if a bigger set of data is created, then the individual's care team can spot trends that could indicate the emergence of an issue and begin an intervention before the issue becomes acute.

Health care events do not occur solely within the walls of a health care organization… but throughout every individual's life. Facilitating interactions without requiring an individual to schedule an

in-person visit can work eectively for everyone.”

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Matt Fisher is an expert in health law, healthcare compliance, HIPAA, digital health, and telehealth. He is currently the general counsel for Carium, a company that oers flexible telehealth and remote patient monitoring platform that enables providers to deliver relationship-based, digital care at scale across multiple clinical specialties.