A study conducted by Geisinger health system found that a 12-week remote support program led to improved blood pressure among participants, with or without the support of a dietician.
Geisinger serves...
Providers have more ways than ever before to connect patients with healthcare services. The digital health boom, spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in a wide range of connected care technologies and strategies that can help...
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of connected care technologies, making them a 'must-have' rather than a 'nice-to-have' for most healthcare providers. But the rapid uptake has not been smooth, with providers facing...
Nuvance Health has created an at-home care program to provide remote neurological support and treatment options for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Nuvance Health includes a group of...
Following the receipt of funding from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Avera Health aims to improve maternal care outcomes while enhancing rural healthcare access...
A study published in JAMA Network Open found that only 47 percent of patients with a blood pressure-related health condition conduct self-measured blood pressure monitoring even though prior research...
A new collaboration that includes UMass Chan Medical School and Wellinks aims to examine the efficacy of a virtual care method for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), using patient-reported...
Due to advances in nearly every aspect of human existence, including healthcare, human beings are living longer lives. As the population ages, and remains active for longer, their care must also evolve to enable seniors to age in place and...
Baptist Health South Florida is partnering with Raziel Health to implement its remote patient monitoring (RPM) services and continuous care platform for cardiac care.
The 12-hospital system includes...
The digital transformation of healthcare is underway, with the COVID-19 pandemic driving the use of health IT to new heights. But, as healthcare organizations determine how best to incorporate digitally enabled care into their standard...
As digital health adoption among healthcare providers increases, the most significant growth was seen in adopting digital tools that support remote care, like virtual visits and remote patient...
A study published in Health Affairs found that a small fraction of primary care physicians drove a more than four-fold increase in remote patient monitoring (RPM) use during the COVID-19...
Update: On March 29, CVS Health completed its acquisition of Signify Health, paying approximately $8 billion. The news comes soon after CVS announced plans to buy Oak Street Health for $10.6...
With the goal of improving rural healthcare, the University of Virginia Health (UVA Health) has announced that it will work with six community health organizations to implement remote patient...
A collaboration between Sena Health and Salem Medical Center has combined several aspects of technology and provider expertise to create a hospital-at-home program known as Salem Acute Care at Home,...
ScionHealth, a health system with 79 facilities, has partnered with health technology company Cadence to provide remote patient monitoring (RPM) services to patients with chronic conditions.
As...
While exploring methods for improving the quality of life (QoL) among patients with COPD, a study from the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found that remote patient monitoring (RPM) and health...
The virtual care revolution has brought exciting new prospects for remote patient monitoring (RPM). With rapid advancements in technology and growth in patient demand, healthcare providers are exploring new and improved ways to implement...
CVS Health is planning to bid for home healthcare company Signify Health, sending Signify's stock soaring, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
CVS and Signify Health declined to...
Over the past decade, several high-profile technology and retail companies have made inroads into the healthcare industry. Among these new entrants is a nearly 60-year-old retailer: Best Buy.
Though Best Buy remains a prominent consumer...