Physicians have embraced ambient documentation faster than almost any technology before it. But every note it writes carries your signature, and lawyers, auditors and patients are starting to read those notes closely.
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Who’s using remote patient monitoring, and why?
Author(s)Jeffrey Bendix, Logan Lutton
Internists have largest share of RPM claims; family doctors are third.
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*Source: “Realizing the potential of remote patient monitoring,” A Definitive Healthcare report
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