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STAT+: Medicare delays controversial RPM rule update

Medicare has delayed a controversial update to its remote patient monitoring (RPM) rule, STAT reported in its Health Tech newsletter. The newsletter also examines how shifting political winds affect health AI policy questions on deck for next year and how hospitals are weighing adoption of LLM-based clinical tools such as OpenEvidence.

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STAT+: Medicare delays controversial RPM rule update
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Mario covers technology in health care, including FDA regulation of artificial intelligence; how Medicare pays for health tech; the use of AI in clinical care; mental health chatbots; and consumer wearables. He’s also the co-author of the free, twice weekly STAT Health Tech newsletter. You can reach Mario on Signal at mariojoze.13.

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Below, what the shifting political winds mean for some health AI policy questions on deck for next year. Plus: How hospitals are thinking about whether to embrace LLM-based tools like OpenEvidence that have conquered their clinical workforces.

Mario covers technology in health care, including FDA regulation of artificial intelligence; how Medicare pays for health tech; the use of AI in clinical care; mental health chatbots; and consumer wearables. He’s also the co-author of the free, twice weekly STAT Health Tech newsletter. You can reach Mario on Signal at mariojoze.13.

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