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CMS Innovation Center outlines push to expand technology-supported care
Summary
An agency official described how the CMS Innovation Center aims to modernize care delivery by expanding app- and wearable-based monitoring, improving patient access to clinical data and offering providers more flexible payment options to support technology adoption.
An agency official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said technology can extend care beyond traditional clinics and help improve both health outcomes and affordability. The official framed the CMS Innovation Center as the agency arm leading efforts to adapt care delivery to new digital tools.
The remarks stressed why the initiative matters for patients and providers. "Technology has the potential to extend care beyond the clinic to meaningfully improve health and affordability," the official said, and added that "the CMS Innovation Center is dedicated to modernizing how care is delivered and received in this country." Those statements were presented as the rationale for broader agency work on payment and delivery reforms.
On patient-facing changes, the speaker described a range of technology-supported care options intended to help people manage chronic conditions and everyday health needs. Examples cited included "continuous clinical support, whether that's via an app, phone, messaging," and the use of "wearables to better measure your health, from physical activity to sleep to blood pressure." The official also said patients should have "greater access to your clinical data, which you can use to understand your own health and to share with your providers."
The official linked technology adoption to smoother navigation of the health system, saying technology can provide "greater support in your ability to navigate the complex health care system with technology enabled options." For clinicians, the official said reforms include "more flexible payment options, so you can use the technologies that meaningfully improve your patient's health care outcomes."
The remarks focused on goals and examples rather than announcing specific programs, timelines or funding amounts. The speaker did not specify particular Model demonstrations, deadlines or budget figures in these remarks.
