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FTC Emphasizes Security Standards for mHealth Apps, Devices

by Eric Wicklund

The federal government is strengthening efforts to ensure than mHealth apps and connected devices protect personal health information. The Federal Trade Commission this week issued a policy statement...

mHealth Wearables Detect Pandemic-Related Stress in Healthcare Workers

by Victoria Bailey

Mount Sinai researchers used wearable devices to monitor physiological effects in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and found that high resilience and emotional support are linked to a...

Mount Sinai Launches New mHealth App for Patient Data Access

by Victoria Bailey

Mount Sinai Health System has introduced a new mHealth app to improve patient data access, enhance patient-provider communication, and create a centralized platform for all patient healthcare...

Research Questions Value of mHealth Apps for Chronic Kidney Disease

by Eric Wicklund

mHealth apps for patients with chronic diseases work best if they allow the patient to share data with his or her care provider and offer personalized resources. Yet a recent analysis of 10 top apps...

New mHealth Study Uses VR to Address Senior Isolation

by Eric Wicklund

Senior living centers in Massachusetts and California will be taking part in an mHealth study to determine how a virtual reality platform might help seniors dealing with the negative impacts of social...

mHealth App Improves Heart Attack Treatment, Care Coordination

by Victoria Bailey

Physicians at the Mount Sinai Health System have developed an mHealth application to improve care coordination and speed up care delivery for heart attack patients. The app seeks to improve health...

Remote Patient Monitoring Program Shines in Treating COVID-19

by Victoria Bailey

Remote patient monitoring for patients with COVID-19 proved to be effective in preventing hospital admissions and improving recovery from the virus, according to a Kaiser Permanente study. The...

Study: Addiction Treatment mHealth Apps Aren’t Protecting Patient Data

by Eric Wicklund

An analysis of 10 popular mHealth apps for opioid addiction treatment and recovery finds very few safeguards in place for the protection of personal health information. Conducted by the ExpressVPN...

PA Payer Supports Innovative Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring Programs

by Eric Wicklund

Independence Blue Cross is issuing grants to support the expansion of remote patient monitoring and telehealth programs developed by Penn Medicine. The Philadelphia-based payer is funding three...

Banner Health Eyes Connected Health Strategy With Digital Health Formulary

by Eric Wicklund

As providers become more comfortable with prescribing connected health services, healthcare organizations are creating their own formularies and giving their doctors a menu of preferred mHealth apps,...

Study: mHealth Chatbots Fail to Meet Demands in Dementia Care

by Eric Wicklund

mHealth apps that function as chatbots may have great potential in engaging with patients living with dementia, but they aren’t there yet, according to a new study. Researchers from the...

3 Health Systems Join Project to Create Continuous mHealth COVID-19 Monitor

by Eric Wicklund

Three health systems are joining a federally-funded project aimed at developing an mHealth platform that can continuously track COVID-19 patients at home and notify care providers the moment their...

Digital Duds: The mHealth Wearable Market Looks to Sensor-Embedded Clothing

by Eric Wicklund

The mHealth wearables industry has long been focused on activity bands and watches, even jewelry and smartglasses. Often overlooked is the concept of sensor-embedded clothing, but that form factor is...

$2M Army Project Aims to Create an mHealth Wearable to Diagnose Concussions

by Eric Wicklund

The US Army is investing $2 million in a project to develop an mHealth wearable that can identify concussions. The US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) is issuing the grant to...

Virtual Care Tool Provides Mental Health Support for Youths

by Victoria Bailey

Sutter Health has launched a virtual care tool to help adolescents and young adults who experience mental health challenges such as anxiety and depression.   The California health...

New Study Shows mHealth Games Help Children With Autism - And Their Parents

by Eric Wicklund

A recent pilot program has found that an mHealth game platform tailored for children with Autism not only improves behavioral health outcomes – it also reduces stress in parents. The...

CTA, ACC Partner on mHealth, Telehealth Standards in Cardiovascular Care

by Eric Wicklund

The American College of Cardiology is partnering with the Consumer Technology Association to help providers get a handle on the fast-growing field of mHealth and telehealth devices for cardiovascular...

AHIMA Launches mHealth Resource, Assessment Tool for Vendors

by Eric Wicklund

The American Health Information Management Association is jumping on the mHealth bandwagon with a resource site and assessment standards for digital health companies. Working with Moxe, a clinical...

UMass Memorial, Boston University Test Value of Music in mHealth Treatments

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth platform that incorporates music into treatment is being tested with patients who are looking to restore function affected by a stroke. UMass Memorial Healthcare announced today that it is...

UMass Research Focuses on Helping Seniors Play mHealth Games

by Eric Wicklund

A University of Massachusetts researcher is studying whether mHealth games can help seniors living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Sunghoon Ivan Lee, an assistant professor in the College of...

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