mHealth Applications

mHealth Study to Test Cardiac Effects of Potential COVID-19 Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth study being launched in France will use an mHealth wearable to monitor cardiac activity in COVID-19 patients being treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, a drug therapy eyes as a...

FDA Eases Guidelines for New mHealth, Telemental Health Treatments

by Eric Wicklund

With the Coronavirus pandemic putting a strain on the mental health of both patients and providers, federal officials are easing up on regulations for mHealth and apps and telehealth services to push...

Mount Sinai Unveils mHealth Resource for Nurses Treating COVID-19 Patients

by Eric Wicklund

The Mount Sinai Health System has unveiled an mHealth resource to help nurses who are treating COVID-19 patients. The New York-based health system is partnering with Sana Labs and the New York Academy...

SRTI, Stanford Health Launch mHealth Consortium for COVID-19 Research

by Eric Wicklund

Two mHealth research projects aimed at examining the value of wearables in tracking and treating people with infectious diseases like the Coronavirus are pooling their resources. The Scripps Research...

California Relaxes the Rules for mHealth, Telehealth Video Chats

by Eric Wicklund

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is relaxing state rules to allow healthcare providers to use telehealth and mHealth tools like Skype and FaceTime without risk of penalty. Mirroring a waiver handed down...

ATA, CTA Unveil Online Database of Telehealth, mHealth Services

by Eric Wicklund

The American Telemedicine Association and Consumer Technology Association have partnered to create an online database of telehealth and mHealth platforms and tools. The Digital Health Care Directory...

mHealth Project to Crowdsource Consumer Data for Coronavirus Research

by Eric Wicklund

mHealth researchers are using smartphones to crowdsource Coronavirus research. The University of California at San Francisco has launched COVID-19 Citizen Science (CCS), a project aimed at gathering...

Scripps Turns to mHealth Wearables to Help Plot Coronavirus Growth

by Eric Wicklund

Scripps researchers are launching a new study to measure the value of mHealth wearables in detecting the emergence of viral outbreaks like the Coronavirus. (For more coronavirus updates, visit...

OCR Gives Providers More Leeway to Use mHealth, Telehealth Tools

by Eric Wicklund

With isolation and separation at the top of the to-do list, federal regulators are looking to make it easier for care providers to use telehealth and mHealth to treat patients. That includes removing...

mHealth Counseling Can Help Veterans Cope With Stress While at Work

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth program offering counseling to veterans in the workforce can help reduce symptoms of depression while improving workplace productivity, according to researchers at Boston’s Tufts...

DEA Proposes New mHealth Rule for Substance Abuse Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials have proposed easing restrictions on the use of mHealth in substance abuse programs – but the changes aren’t what everyone has been expecting. Under a notice of proposed...

Congressman Wants Medicare to Cover Telehealth for Chronic Pain Relief

by Eric Wicklund

Congress is set to debate a bill mandating Medicare coverage for mHealth tools and platforms that focus on relieving chronic pain. HR 5833, introduced in February by US Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH), would...

Amazon Adds Drug Information to its mHealth Platform for Alexa

by Eric Wicklund

A new mHealth partnership will give Amazon Alexa users detailed information on the drugs they’re taking, adding a new dimension of care management to digital health assistants. Amazon announced...

Smart Bandage Research Uses mHealth to Improve Wound Healing, Care

by Eric Wicklund

Researchers from three US universities have launched a federally funded project to create a bandage with mHealth sensors that could help serious wounds heal faster and more effectively. With as much...

Apple, J&J Launch New mHealth Study Targeting Wearables and AFib

by Eric Wicklund

Apple is partnering with Johnson & Johnson on a new mHealth study to determine whether the Apple Watch and an accompanying app can help reduce the risk of stroke in older Americans. The Heartline...

New Clinics Use Telehealth to Bring VR Treatments to the Patient’s Home

by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare providers and payers in eight states and the District of Columbia will soon be able to prescribe VR therapy through a telehealth clinic, giving patients an opportunity to use the digital...

Can an mHealth Wearable Help College Students Deal With Stress?

by Eric Wicklund

Researchers at Texas A&M University are piloting an mHealth wearable platform designed to alert the user to symptoms of stress and anxiety and provide links to resources. Led by Farzan Sasangohar,...

New Project Eyes an Open Platform for Data From mHealth Wearables

by Eric Wicklund

A Massachusetts-based partnership aims to create a common workplace for healthcare providers and researchers using mHealth sensors in wearables and other devices. The Open Wearables Initiative...

Regence Emphasizes Quick Access With New DTC Telehealth Service

by Eric Wicklund

Regence is putting a new spin on direct-to-consumer telehealth with a service that promises members access to a doctor within seconds. The Oregon-based payer with more than 3 million members in...

mHealth App to Boost Telehealth Access for New Mothers in WV

by Samantha McGrail

West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health is now providing access to an mHealth app that provides on-demand lactation support to certain new mothers in...

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