Mobile Healthcare and Telehealth News

Remote Patient Monitoring Led to Reductions in Blood Pressure

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A Mass General Brigham study published in JAMA Network Open described how a remote patient monitoring (RPM) tool showed the ability to treat high blood pressure among diverse populations, ultimately...

Telehealth Use Declines Across Primary Care Specialties

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Following a spike in telehealth use in 2020, usage dropped by over 30 percent across various primary care specialties in 2021 and 2022, according to data released by FAIR Health. In a report released...

NIH Recognizes Various Tools for Improving Maternal Health Outcomes

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Earlier this month, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a list of winners that were selected to advance in a prize competition to improve maternal outcomes known as Rapid Acceleration of...

Preference for Future Telehealth Use Does Not Exceed That of In-Person Care

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New research published in the Practice of Medicine described that although telehealth gained a high level of approval and application throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, most users prefer to return to...

Telehealth Use Increased by 7.3% Nationally in January

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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...

Digital Divide Limits Telehealth Use in Rural Areas

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A study from the University of Cincinnati (UC) found that although the rise in technology use benefits many aspects of healthcare delivery, telehealth access disparities will likely continue in rural...

Social Workers Can Expand Telehealth Access for Stroke Survivors

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Published in Stroke, details from a review conducted by UTHealth Houston described that many stroke survivors benefit from telehealth, with options such as community health workers, mobile hotspots,...

Telehealth Use Dropped Significantly Between 2020 and 2021

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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 Lessened Overdose Risk Among Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

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Published in JAMA Psychiatry, a recent study found that Medicare beneficiaries who engaged in opioid use disorder (OUD)-related care through telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced a lower...

Intermountain Healthcare Expands Telehealth Services for Newborn Care

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A new telehealth service launched at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital will extend care provided by providers within its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) neurology program to more...

Healthcare Groups Urge DEA to Modify Virtual Prescribing Rules

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Healthcare trade associations, mental healthcare organizations, and providers are noting their concerns about the Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed rules governing telehealth-based...

New Legislation Aims to Widen First-Dollar Telehealth Coverage

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This week, six US representatives and senators introduced an extension of the CARES Act known as the “Telehealth Expansion Act,” which would allow Americans with Health Savings Accounts...

Wearable Devices Show Potential in Enhancing Cardiovascular Outcomes

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New research shows that the use of wearable devices may help improve the physical activity levels of cardiovascular disease patients, but there was a limited correlation between their use and other...

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...

RPM Partnership to Provide Personalized Treatment for COPD, Asthma

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To support care for high-risk chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, UC Davis Heath will provide eligible patients with a Propeller Health remote patient monitoring (RPM) program that...

Telemental Health Grew After Onset of COVID-19, But Varies Across US

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A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC) found that although the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a large increase in the odds of telehealth provision in mental...

New Bill Aims to Promote School-Based Telemental Health Services

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Introduced by US Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), the Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act would assist school districts in funding...

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...

Missouri Disability Patients Gain Access to Telehealth Via New Collab

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A collaboration between the Missouri Division of Developmental Disabilities, IntellectAbility, and StationMD aims to support Missouri patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by...

CMS Establishes Reimbursement Pathway for Virtual Reality Program

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For the first time, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has established a unique Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II code for a virtual reality program. The...

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