'Connected Health' Could Trim Costs by 40 Percent

A new survey released by the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC) and Cambridge Consultants, a technology product design and development firm, finds that a patient-centered and coordinated approach to healthcare could save billions of dollars. The survey also indicates care coordination will reduce wasteful spending in defensive medicine, inefficient claims processing, medical errors and emergency room services.

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