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NIH Grant Funds Efforts to Advance At-Home Cancer Care

August 10, 2023 - The Managing Symptoms and Psychological Distress During Oral Anti-Cancer Treatment grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is assisting Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and other organizations in expanding cancer management at home through new technology. “More and more of the care provided by the nation’s cancer centers...


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DEA Extends Pandemic-Era Waivers for Remote Prescribing of Controlled Substances

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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) have issued a temporary rule that extends COVID-era waivers for the remote prescribing of...

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...

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...

Collab Aims to Evaluate Education Potential of Medical VR

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Brigham and Women's Hospital is collaborating with Japan-based Jolly Good to evaluate the educational effects of its medical virtual reality (VR) solution as it explores an entry into the US...

Partnership to Expand Access to Digital Program for Chronic Care

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Amwell has added a digital therapeutic solution from DarioHealth to support a new cardiometabolic program aimed at treating chronic disease patients, including those with diabetes and...

Virtual Care Startups Receive Funding, Payer Partnership Opportunities

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The UCSF Rosenman Institute has selected virtual care startups Welfie and Moving Analytics as awardees of the 2022 UCSF Rosenman ADAPT Program (ADAPT), providing them with funding and allowing them to...

Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Cuts Death Risk Among Veterans

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Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, a new study found that among US military veterans hospitalized for cardiac issues, those who took part in home-based cardiac rehabilitation...

WA Health System Adds At-Home Recovery Program for High-Acuity Patients

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A partnership between Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) and Contessa, an Amedisys company, will provide St. Joseph Medical Center patients with at-home high-acuity care through a...

Project ECHO Effectively Educates Providers in Managing Pediatric Pain

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A study published in BMC Medical Education found that an online education model called Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) effectively trained healthcare providers (HCPs)...

VA OIG: Inefficiencies Abound in Digital Divide Consults Process 

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Although it provided valuable information and new perspectives, the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) digital divide consults and devices process "could have made better use of about $14.5...

PCORI Approves Millions in Funding for Virtual Chronic, Acute Care Research

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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) approved funding totaling $258 million dedicated to enhancing research and examining understudied areas of treatment for chronic and acute...

HHS Issues Fraud Alert to Caution Providers Against Telehealth Cons

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To battle telehealth fraud, waste, and abuse, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) composed a special fraud alert that provided guidelines for...

KLAS: Broad Remote Patient Monitoring Vendors Most Used, Considered

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Broad remote patient monitoring (RPM) vendors, that is, companies that monitor a wide array of clinical conditions, were most commonly used or considered by healthcare organizations, with Health...

SC Hospital Receives $500K+ Grant to Support Telehealth Expansion

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In support of continued efforts to increase the implementation of telehealth services, the Duke Endowment has provided Conway Medical Center (CMC) with a large grant totaling $510,000 to help the...

New Partnership to Implement In-Home Acute Care in Wisconsin

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Marshfield Clinic Health System, headquartered in Wisconsin, is joining forces with DispatchHealth to increase the availability of in-home acute care services in an effort to lower emergency department...

Racial Disparities Exist in Pulse Oximeter Readings

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A JAMA Network study found racial disparities exist when delivering supplemental oxygen, mainly because of poor pulse oximeter performance among Asian, Black, and Hispanic users. During the process of...

44% of Digital Health Companies Have Low Levels of Clinical Robustness

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Despite the rapid growth of the digital health sector in recent years, a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that many digital health companies have low levels of clinical...

7 People Sentenced in Telemedicine Pharmacy Fraud Scheme

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A federal judge in Greeneville, Tennessee, sentenced seven people and seven related corporate entities for deceiving pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) regarding tens of thousands of prescriptions. The...

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