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7 Projects to Develop New Digital Health Applications Gain Funding

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The University of Utah Health (U of U Health) Digital Health Initiative (DHI) extended seed grants to seven projects that aim to develop and evaluate digital health applications.  Despite the...

HHS-OIG Releases Toolkit for Assessing Telehealth Billing Risks

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A newly released federal toolkit aims to help healthcare stakeholders analyze their telehealth claims data to assess program integrity risks. Released last week by the US Department of Health and...

New Wearable Technology Aims to Support Heart Disease Monitoring

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Published in Advanced Electronic Materials, new research from the University of Texas at Austin describes a newly developed electronic tattoo device that allows for consistent heart disease monitoring...

Growing Hospital-at-Home Services Indicate Healthcare Transformation

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Provided by PA Consulting Group, new data indicates that not only do healthcare providers have the necessary tools to transition to hospital-at-home services, but they also believe these services will...

PA Health System Launches Respiratory Therapy Services in Virtual ICUs

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Beginning on May 1, Penn State Health will provide respiratory therapy services as part of virtual intensive care unit (ICU) services within two of its medical centers to improve communication between...

Most Physicians Find Video Telehealth Quality Inferior to In-Person Care

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More than half of physicians surveyed (60 percent) felt that the quality of video-based telehealth was generally inferior to the quality of in-person care, according to a recent study. The study,...

Michigan Medicine Launches Mobile Monitoring to Enhance Inpatient Care

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Michigan Medicine is implementing the Mobile Monitoring Transformation Project, which will allow providers to access cardiac monitoring data through workstations, phones, and tablets. The newly...

Expanded Telehealth Access Can Cut Millions in Rural Health Costs

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Expanding broadband infrastructure in rural areas and increasing access to telehealth could result in millions in healthcare cost savings, according to a new report. Released by the Southern Rural...

Partnership to Develop Digital Pain Management Programs

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Under a new partnership, MetroHealth System and Fern Health will begin creating digital pain management programs that are complementary to traditional pain management treatments. MetroHealth, based in...

Viewpoint: Telehealth Access for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment is Needed

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Published in Health Affairs, a new viewpoint article emphasized the prevalence of opioid use disorder (OUD)-related deaths and how regulatory actions are needed to ensure access to virtual care for OUD...

UR Medicine Expands Telestroke, Remote Neuro Care in NY

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UR Medicine has begun offering telestroke and hospital-based neurological care to additional locations in upstate New York. UR Medicine has expanded its telestroke program and remote acute and...

XRHealth Merges with Amelia Virtual Care to Address Mental Health

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XRHealth recently merged with Amelia Virtual Care to create an extended reality (XR) Therapeutics Platform through the combination of virtual and augmented reality technology and flexible virtual...

UAB Gets $3.3M to Test Telehealth Cardio Program

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After receiving a $3.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a group of researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) explored the extent to which wheelchair...

CHI Saint Joseph Hospital Pilots Virtual Nursing to Address Shortages

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CHI Saint Joseph Health is one of the first hospitals to implement a virtual nursing model using technology developed by CommonSpirit Health, according to a recent announcement. The model adds a...

Pilot Program Targets Maternal Health Disparities Using Virtual Tracking

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A new pilot program from Aetna Better of Maryland and Mae is looking to eliminate maternal health disparities through doula support and engagement tools. According to Gayle Jordan-Randolph, MD, Chief...

Teledoc Health Expands Weight, Prediabetes Provider-Based Care

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Teladoc Health announced its new effort to expand provider-based care through the addition of tools for weight management and diabetes prevention, encompassing medication optimization, activity...

KLAS: Amwell, Teladoc Health, Caregility Most Chosen Vendors

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Published this month, a new KLAS report indicated that many virtual care vendors report success in terms of purchase decisions and replacements among customer organizations, with the highest performers...

Providence Launches Remote Patient Monitoring Program for Chronic Care

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A new partnership between Cadence and Providence aims to add remote patient monitoring (RPM) and responsive virtual care capabilities to clinics across seven states, enabling providers to remotely...

Telehealth Company Faces Charges for Neglecting FDA Requirements

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Previously known as Opternative Inc, a telehealth company named Visibly, Inc. is facing charges after describing its services as accurate and fair without receiving approvals from the US Food and Drug...

New Report Details Recommendations for Telehealth Performance Measures

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Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a recent report from the American College of Physicians (ACP) described various steps for applying, integrating, and evaluating telehealth performance in...

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