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mHealth App Improves Patient-Provider Communication During Pregnancy

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An mHealth application could help identify pregnant people at-risk for preeclampsia and increase prophylactic low-dose aspirin intake through improved patient-provider communication, a study from the...

Amazon Enhances Alexa for mHealth Platforms in Hospitals, Senior Homes

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Amazon is ramping up its connected health platform with new services designed to expand Alexa’s capabilities in healthcare organizations and senior living facilities. Offered through the Alexa...

Digital Therapeutics Stakes its Claim to the Fast Growing mHealth Marketplace

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The Consumer Technology Association has created standards for the use of digital therapeutics in an effort to define and establish value for the mHealth platform. “The biggest challenge in the...

DiMe, FDA, Amazon Eye Best Practices for Sensors in mHealth Devices

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The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) is collaborating with the US Food and Drug Administration and some heavy hitters in the technology market to develop best practices for integrating mHealth sensors...

AtlantiCare Adapts to Consumer Healthcare With a Digital Directory

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The key to success in today’s business world is online presence, and that’s no different in healthcare. A healthcare organization needs to have an appealing and convenient entry to virtual...

HHS Launches Spanish Version of mHealth App, Boosts Care Access for Latinos

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The Department of Health and Human Services has introduced a Spanish version of its mHealth app to improve healthcare access for Latinos and help patients prepare for in-person and telehealth...

Biogen Joins UCLA’s mHealth Project to Gather Cognitive Data From Devices

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An mHealth project launched in 2020 to track depression on Apple devices is expanding to measure mental health status, including cognitive decline. The University of California at Los Angeles...

Arizona Hospitals Use mHealth to Connect With Patients in the ED

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Four Arizona hospitals and two free-standing emergency health centers have launched an mHealth platform that gives patients and their families real-time updates on their mobile devices about wait times...

FTC Emphasizes Security Standards for mHealth Apps, Devices

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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...

Mount Sinai Launches New mHealth App for Patient Data Access

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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...

UC San Diego Health Takes Aim at Telehealth, mHealth Innovation

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The University of California at San Diego Health System is joining the growing ranks of health systems seeking to develop and in many cases commercialize innovative telehealth and mHealth devices and...

Research Questions Value of mHealth Apps for Chronic Kidney Disease

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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

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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

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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...

Virtual Care Platforms Are Becoming Less Complex, But More Complete

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Telecommunications companies that pivoted to telehealth during the pandemic are now integrating new services into the platform to support virtual care and remote patient monitoring. The latest to do...

mHealth Data Collaborative Sets its Sights on Diversity and Equity

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A digital health collaborative launched in May has set its sights on developing best practices to address the social determinants of health. The Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community...

New Bill Aims to Launch Pilot Programs for Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring

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A new bill before Congress aims to expand the use of telehealth, remote patient monitoring, digital therapeutics and other connected health programs through demonstration projects for Medicare...

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

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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...

Congress Eyes Seniors’ Access to mHealth Tools for Diabetes Care Management

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A pair of Senators has re-introduced proposed legislation aimed at give seniors better access to mHealth and telehealth tools for diabetes care management. The Improving Medicare Beneficiary Access to...

PA Payer Supports Innovative Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring Programs

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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...

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