Remote Monitoring News

Penn Gets $20M to Study Role of Remote Patient Monitoring for Alzheimer’s

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Researchers from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania have received a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) that will help further their research about the use of remote patient...

Renown Health to Deploy BioIntelliSense’s RPM Device

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Renown Health has entered into a collaboration with remote patient monitoring provider BioIntelliSense to enhance in-hospital and at-home care. The Reno, Nevada-based nonprofit health system, which...

Best Buy Doled Out $400M for RPM Provider Current Health

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Best Buy's acquisition of remote care services provider Current Health made headlines back in October, and now the company's leaders have revealed the large price-tag behind the deal: $400...

UCI Health, DispatchHealth Partner to Launch At-Home Care Program

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Orange, California-based UCI Health is entering the home health arena through a new partnership with at-home care provider DispatchHealth. Per the partnership, UCI Health will use DispatchHealth's...

Remote Monitoring Via Text Linked to Fewer COVID-19 Deaths

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An automated texting program helped Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine lower the risk of death for COVID-19 patients who quarantined at home, according to a new study. As the novel coronavirus surged in...

Jefferson Health, BAYADA to Establish Home Health Joint Venture

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Jefferson Health is partnering with BAYADA Home Health Care to launch a joint venture focused on providing care in patients' homes. Called Jefferson Health at Home, the joint venture will leverage...

Penn State Health, Highmark, Contessa Partner to Launch Home Care Joint Venture

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Penn State Health has joined forces with insurer Highmark Health and home care provider Contessa to launch a joint venture that will offer acute care and recovery services at home. Dubbed Penn State...

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...

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...

Island Health Expands Its Remote Patient Monitoring Strategy

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Because the remote patient monitoring landscape is so new and innovative, healthcare providers are approaching the space with a wide range of strategies. On Canada’s Pacific coast, one health...

Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Launch Coalition to Support Home-Based Telehealth, RPM

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Several large health systems have formed a coalition to support strategies that use telehealth and remote patient monitoring to provide acute care for patients at home. The Advanced Care at Home...

Remote Patient Monitoring Improves Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes

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A remote patient monitoring platform managed by a pharmacist helped to improve outcomes for patients living with type 2 diabetes, according to a study out of the St. Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C)...

Fitbit Supports mHealth Programs Addressing Social Determinants of Health

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Fitbit is awarding mHealth wearables and services to six research projects that aim to address the social determinants of health. The company, one of the largest in the direct-to-consumer space, has...

How Can the Internet of Things Integrate With Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring?

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The federal government is seeking comments on issues related to spectrum for the Internet of Things, including broadband connectivity needed for remote patient monitoring and telehealth programs and...

Can Remote Patient Monitoring Improve Post-Surgical Care and Recovery?

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A recent study conducted at several Canadian hospitals finds that remote patient monitoring can be used to help patients recover at home after non-elective surgery. The study, led by researchers at...

FCC Announces Latest Awards From COVID-19 Telehealth Program

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More than 70 healthcare organizations will received federal funds for new connected health projects through the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The FCC this week...

Researchers Develop an mHealth Wearable That Can Deliver Vaccines

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Researchers are developing an mHealth wearable that might someday take the sting out of vaccine shots and make them more effective as well. Teams from Stanford University and the University of North...

VA Plans $1B Expansion of Remote Patient Monitoring Platform

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to launch a massive expansion of its remote patient monitoring program to expand care and treatment of veterans in their own homes. The VA has filed a...

NIH to Use mHealth, Telehealth in Long COVID Research

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Telehealth and mHealth will play an important role in a massive research project being launched by the National Institutes of Health to analyze the long-term effects of COVID-19. The NIH announced...

AMA Survey Charts Explosive Growth of Telehealth Services in 2020

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Telehealth use by physicians jumped from 25 percent in 2018 to almost 80 percent in 2020, while almost 85 percent of psychiatrists connected with the patients via video visit or telephone during the...

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