Mobile Healthcare and Telehealth News

Virtual BP Monitoring Lowers Readmissions Among Postpartum Patients

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Among those with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), a blood pressure (BP) home monitoring resource combined with the use of medication for BP titration helped with keeping patients out of the...

Healthcare Providers, Patients Trust, Plan to Continue Telehealth Use

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While providing insight into the factors that affect telehealth use, a report from Doximity indicated that physicians and patients perceive telehealth positively, and most believe that it often...

ADHD Medication Prescription Rates Did Not Vary Across Visit Types

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Amid the ongoing concerns surrounding virtual prescribing allowances for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications, a new study found that health systems provide prescriptions for...

DOJ Charges 11 People in Telehealth Fraud Schemes Worth $2B

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and federal and state law enforcement partners are charging 11 people in connection with telehealth fraud schemes that resulted in more than $2 billion in...

Viewpoint: Telehealth Can Support Network Adequacy Requirements

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Despite some risks, a group of healthcare researchers and leaders proposed in a Health Affairs article that telehealth should play a role in determining network adequacy as it could provide many...

Collaboration Aims to Provide Virtual Care to Long-Term Care Residents

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Through the expansion of its partnership with Third Eye Health, LTC ACO aims to provide its members with access to a virtual care network and mobile technology to enhance treatment within long-term...

Wearable Skin Sensor Can Uncover Underlying Inflammation

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A new California Institute of Technology (Caltech) study describes a novel wearable skin sensor that can detect a liver-secreted protein known as the C-reactive protein (CRP), which is often an...

NY State Legislation Supports Virtual Reproductive Healthcare Services

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In support of access to virtual reproductive healthcare services, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York signed legislation to allow healthcare providers to prescribe abortion medications to patients in states...

Report: Amazon Pauses 50-State Virtual Care Service Expansion

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Amazon is holding off on a 50-state expansion of its virtual care clinic after receiving a letter from lawmakers expressing concern over its data privacy practices, according to a report from...

Funding Supports School-Based Telehealth Services in NY State

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After receiving funding from the Rochester City School District (RCSD), Monroe County, and ESL Credit Union, RCSD students will gain access to advanced telehealth units for acute care, chronic health,...

Telehealth Most Commonly Used for Follow-ups, Behavioral Healthcare

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Most Americans are engaging in telehealth for follow-ups from a prior appointment and behavioral healthcare, according to a new survey. Conducted by global commercial real estate and investment...

Virtual Care Model Aims to Provide Clinical Support in Nursing Homes

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In pursuit of enhanced clinical support in nursing homes, Regenstrief Institute researchers began a pilot study to create a virtual application of OPTIMISTIC, an in-person model that aims to improve...

Home Monitoring Program Assisted COVID-19 Patients

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A study published in the American Journal of Accountable Care indicated that COVID-19 patients at risk of decompensation benefited highly from a home monitoring program, allowing most to limit...

Despite Preferences for In-Person Care, Patients Are Open to Telehealth

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An EY Global Consumer Health Survey of 2023 provided insight into the overarching preference that patients have for in-person care but also noted relatively high levels of willingness to use virtual...

Virtual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Solution Assists Dialysis Patients

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Research from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of New Mexico found that the severity of common dialysis symptoms, such as low energy and pain, among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients...

Hybrid Mobile Program Aims to Assist Opioid Use Disorder Patients

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Known as the Eastern Shore Mobile Care Collaborative, a partnership between the University of Maryland, Baltimore, and the county health department’s behavioral health program aims to provide...

MedPAC: Lower Telehealth Payments to Pre-Pandemic Facility Rates

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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its 2023 report to Congress last week, in which it made numerous recommendations, including returning to the pre-pandemic lower facility rate...

Can Wearables Improve Outcomes Among Hospitalized Patients?

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New research published in JAMA Network Open found that hospitalized patients using wearable devices had better physical activity levels and physical functioning as opposed to patients receiving...

New Digital Therapeutics Toolkit Aims to Support Adoption

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In pursuit of enhanced efficiency surrounding software-based medical care, the Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA) launched the Policymaker & Payor DTx Evaluation Toolkit, a program to support the...

Telehealth Use Will Depend on Continuing Pay for Unpaid Provider Work

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Published in the American Journal of Accountable Care (AJMC), new research enabled researchers to identify three themes surrounding patient and provider opinions on telehealth costs and reimbursement...

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