Mobile Healthcare and Telehealth News

mHealth Strategy Improves Diabetes Outcomes Among Black, Latino Patients

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An mHealth intervention delivered by clinical pharmacists and health coaches helped improve blood glucose levels among Black and Latino adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Published...

NYC Public Health System Launches Virtual Abortion Access

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NYC Health + Hospitals launched a telehealth abortion service, becoming the first public health system in the United States to offer one. The service, available through Virtual ExpressCare, aims to...

Telehealth Visits Decline 46%, But Telebehavioral Healthcare Still High

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Telehealth visit volume dropped from 76.6 million visits in the second quarter of 2020 to 41.5 million visits in the fourth quarter of 2022, representing a 45.8 percent decline, according to a new...

mHealth App Fails to Improve Cardiac Rehab Patients’ Physical Activity

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Adding an mHealth application to wearable devices used by cardiac rehabilitation patients did not improve their physical activity levels at six months post-intervention, according to a recent...

New Workbook Supports Home-Based Cardiovascular Care

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The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has released a workbook that provides guidance and resources to support cardiovascular care in the home. The ACC Home-Based Care Workbook covers the pros and...

Private Insurance Payments Similar for Telehealth, In-Person Claims

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Like in 2020, private insurer payments for telehealth claims were similar to in-person claims in 2021, with payments ranging from $43 to $299 for patient evaluation and management and mental health...

Providers, Hospital Leaders Not Threatened by New Market Entrants

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Specialty group providers and hospital leaders do not view new entrants into the healthcare market as a major threat, noting that patient loyalty is in their favor, according to a new report. The...

Costco, Sesame Partner to Offer Telehealth Visits at Discount Prices

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Wholesale retailer Costco and healthcare marketplace platform Sesame have partnered to offer Costco members several outpatient healthcare services, including virtual visits, at a...

New Texas Telehealth Institute Aims to Boost Rural Healthcare Access

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The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is establishing an institute focused on expanding and enhancing healthcare delivery through digital technologies. The TTUHSC Institute of...

Virtual Nursing, Sitting Platforms Help Alleviate Staff Shortages

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Healthcare professionals appear satisfied with their virtual nursing and sitting solutions, with a majority noting that they have positively impacted staffing issues, according to a new KLAS...

Hybrid Care Could Help Curb Disparities in Healthcare Utilization  

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A new study revealed fewer differences in healthcare utilization by race and ethnicity and preferred language when a mix of virtual and in-person care options was available to patients versus when only...

Healthcare Marketplace Releases Patient Engagement Solution Suite

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Zocdoc, a platform enabling patients to find and book in-person or virtual appointments, is releasing a free suite of tools to help healthcare providers reach and manage patient care more...

Providers See Virtual Nursing as Potential Recruitment Opportunity

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As virtual nursing efforts spread across health systems, a new survey shows that 75 percent of healthcare professionals view virtual nursing as a recruitment opportunity to hire nurses who cannot or...

New Eye-Tracking Tablet Tool Can Help Diagnose Autism in Children  

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Atlanta-based researchers have developed a biomarker-based, eye-tracking diagnostic tool to diagnose autism spectrum disorder. Ami Klin, PhD, and Warren R. Jones, PhD, of Marcus Autism Center, a...

Asynchronous Telemental Healthcare Claims Rise, Doubling in Midwest

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The percentage of asynchronous telehealth claim lines for mental health conditions increased nationwide, with a particularly sharp rise in the Midwest, where it doubled between May and June, according...

Mass General Brigham to Expand Hospital-at-Home Services

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Mass General Brigham is expanding its hospital-at-home program to three community hospital sites in Massachusetts: Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and Salem...

Multiracial Individuals More Likely to Use Telehealth Abortion Services

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Individuals who reported being multiracial were more likely to use telehealth to obtain medication abortion services than their White peers, according to new research published in JAMA Network...

ATA Submits Recommendations for Telehealth Prescription Flexibility

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ATA Action, the advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), has submitted recommendations to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on creating a special registration...

32% of Behavioral Health Patients Do Not Get the Visit Type They Want

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The demand for behavioral healthcare has skyrocketed, but a new study shows that nearly one-third of behavioral healthcare patients do not get their preferred choice between telehealth and in-person...

Texas Pilots EMS Telehealth Project to Extend Trauma Care

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Texas is piloting a new project that will bring telehealth services to emergency medical services (EMS) settings in an effort to extend trauma care access in rural areas. The Texas House of...

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