{"id":245768,"date":"2011-12-25T16:41:25","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T16:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenesis.com\/ata-telehealth-birthing-networks-could-save-medicaid-186m\/"},"modified":"2011-12-25T16:41:25","modified_gmt":"2011-12-25T16:41:25","slug":"ata-telehealth-birthing-networks-could-save-medicaid-186m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/pathology\/ata-telehealth-birthing-networks-could-save-medicaid-186m.php","title":{"rendered":"ATA: Telehealth ‘birthing networks’ could save Medicaid $186M"},"content":{"rendered":"

Via FierceMobileHealthcare<\/a> by Sara Jackson<\/p>

No doubt a study such as this could show positive savings for \"high-risk\" pathology cases.<\/em><\/p>

Medicaid could save $186 million over the next 10 years if it uses telehealth services for high-risk pregnancies, according to a new analysis commissioned by the American Telemedicine Association<\/a>. And that's a conservative estimate, researchers say.<\/span><\/p>

Conducted by Washington, D.C.-based health research company Avalere Health, the new study analyzed Medicaid's costs for pre-term babies, NICU admissions and unplanned physician visits by Medicaid patients. Researchers then applied analytical tools--like those used by the Congressional Budget Office--to create projects that legislators might be more likely to accept, it seems.<\/span><\/p>

The proposal doesn't say exactly which telehealth services the ATA recommends, but it does suggest a series of \"birthing networks\" similar to one in use by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences<\/a>. The 10-year-old program--Antenatal and Neonatal Guidelines, Education and Learning System (ANGELS) network--offers:<\/span><\/p>