Patient Engagement

Telehealth Use Increased by 7.3% Nationally in January

by Mark Melchionna

According to the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional tracker, telehealth use increased across the country in January, with rates rising at the national level and in all US Census regions. The FAIR...

Telehealth Use Dropped Significantly Between 2020 and 2021

by Mark Melchionna

A FAIR Health white paper described that telehealth use has evolved extensively in the last several years, with use rates dropping between 2020 and 2021 dropping and its application increasing in...

Telehealth Expands Care Access for Transgender, Gender-Diverse Youth

by Mark Melchionna

Recent research published in Telemedicine and e-Health showed that telehealth services supported healthcare access for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth within Seattle Children’s Gender...

Remote Tool Boosted Blood Pressure Management Amid Pandemic

by Mark Melchionna

Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, a study assessing a Mass General Brigham remote hypertension program showed it was successful, as many patients involved achieved and...

Telehealth Maintained Behavioral Healthcare Quality During Pandemic

by Mark Melchionna

A recent study found that the shift to virtual healthcare resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic led to positive outcomes related to engagement for patients with depression and those in need of...

Telehealth Boosts Visit Frequency Among Type 1 Diabetes Patients

by Mark Melchionna

Recent research published in the Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology found that telehealth increased clinic attendance while lowering physician-related distress among adolescents and young...

Researchers Develop Wearable Belt Prototype to Track Heart Failure

by Mark Melchionna

To reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, a recent study from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) described the development of a prototype of a belt device worn around the waist that uses...

Researchers Create mHealth Technology to Track Sleep Apnea Treatment Progress

by Mark Melchionna

Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine and Northwestern University have developed an mHealth application tool to track individualized patient needs, engagement in continuous positive...

Telehealth Earned a Place in Standard Healthcare Delivery Approaches

by Mark Melchionna

Following an analysis of demographic, geographic, and clinical trends, a study from the Chartis Group found that telehealth grew in popularity between 2020 and 2022, ultimately gaining the reputation...

How Wearables Can Enhance Cardiac Care, Boost Patient Engagement  

by Anuja Vaidya

The past decade has seen a massive spike in the development and use of wearable technology in healthcare. While the technology offers several benefits, including a wealth of data collected outside the doctor's office, implementing it...

Telehealth Use Remained Popular Among US Adults in 2021

by Mark Melchionna

After reviewing telehealth use data from 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that many populations, mainly adults, maintained high levels of engagement in telehealth. At...

Telehealth Utilization Rose 1.9% Nationally in July

by Mark Melchionna

From June to July 2022, the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional tracker reported that telehealth utilization increased slightly at the national level and in three of the four US census...

Limited Resources Led to Lower Telehealth Engagement Among Rural Residents

by Mark Melchionna

Research published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine (AJPM) found that rural residents had lower telehealth engagement rates during the COVID-19 pandemic than their urban counterparts,...

National Telehealth Use Drops Almost 4% in June

by Mark Melchionna

After a two-month growth period, the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker reported that in June, there was a decline in national telehealth use, along with decreases in the Northeast and...

mHealth App Utilization Did Not Improve Self-Measured Blood Pressure

by Mark Melchionna

While researching the effectiveness of various methods for reducing systolic blood pressure, a recent JAMA Network study found that an enhanced smartphone app method was not more efficient than...

Audio-Only Telehealth Effective in Treating Underserved Patients

by Mark Melchionna

While exploring methods for virtually treating older and underserved patients, a study from the American Journal of the Medical Sciences found that audio-only telehealth produced similar benefits and...

Telehealth Use Shot Up 10.2% Nationally in May

by Mark Melchionna

For the second month in a row, the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker reported an increase in telehealth use at the national level and in all US census regions. The tracker is a service...

Patients Report Better Telehealth Experiences Than Providers

by Mark Melchionna

Overall, patients were more likely to report that they could get the type of care they expected via telehealth as compared with providers, according to the Healthcare Experience Report: 2022 released...

mHealth App Doubled Screenings at Family, Internal Medicine Practices

by Mark Melchionna

A self-administered screening on a tablet device is a highly effective method for identifying patients with depression, risk of injurious falls, or intimate partner violence, research from Wake Forest...

Incorporating a Human Element Into RPM Services

by Anuja Vaidya

Over the past two years, remote patient monitoring (RPM) programs have increased, with health systems using the care modality for various clinical activities, including tracking chronic disease patient outcomes. Both providers and...

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