Earlier this month, the National Law Journal published its annual Special Report on Health Care Law. Included in this Special Report is an article written by CovingtonEHealth contributors Caroline Brown, Anna Kraus, and Phil Peisch, entitled, The Cyber Future of Long-Term Care: Applying Health Care Laws to Aging in Place Technologies.
This article explores how telehealth and other technology can be used to deliver long-term services and supports to the rapidly growing population of seniors in the United States seeking to remain in their homes as they age. The authors analyze and discuss the regulatory and reimbursement challenges facing companies working to use technology to improve the delivery of long-term care.