Mobile Healthcare and Telehealth News

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...

Racial Disparities Uncovered in Pediatric Pulse Oximetry Readings

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In determining the accuracy associated with pulse oximetry readings for children, Black patients were found to be more likely to receive false indications of hypoxemia or lack thereof, according to new...

Cardiologists, Experienced Providers Show Concern Over Telehealth

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While investigating provider opinions of telehealth caring for predominantly rural populations, a recent study conducted at Med Center Health found that cardiologists showed more concern than their...

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...

Collab to Expand Medicaid Access to Virtual Maternal-Fetal Healthcare

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MedArrive is partnering with Ouma Health, a maternity-focused telehealth services provider, to expand access to maternal-fetal healthcare among Medicaid beneficiaries in their homes. MedArrive...

OSU Researchers Create Wearable Sensor to Monitor Muscle Atrophy

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Published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, a recent study from Ohio State University (OSU) found that an electromagnetic, wearable sensor developed by OSU researchers was a reliable...

Telehealth Expands Care Access for Transgender, Gender-Diverse Youth

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Recent research published in Telemedicine and e-Health showed that telehealth services supported healthcare access for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth within Seattle Children’s Gender...

MO Health System Strikes Partnership to Launch Hospital-at-Home Care

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A new partnership between St. Louis-based Mercy health system and Maribel Health aims to develop clinically appropriate, at-home care programs that leverage in-person and virtual care, including a new...

Provider-Library Collab to Enhance Telehealth Access, Digital Literacy

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In collaboration with the New York Public Library (NYPL), the Digital and Technology Partners (DTP) department at Mount Sinai Health System aims to support telehealth access through the offering of...

Remote Tool Boosted Blood Pressure Management Amid Pandemic

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Published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, a study assessing a Mass General Brigham remote hypertension program showed it was successful, as many patients involved achieved and...

Partnership to Support Healthcare Access for Black Mothers Through App

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A partnership between UnitedHealth Group and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) aims to address maternal health disparities by leveraging a mobile app to assist Black mothers struggling to obtain...

ONC: Majority of Office-Based Physicians Used Telehealth in 2021

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A report from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology found that telehealth use grew noticeably over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, with high rates of not only...

ChristianaCare Launches Virtual Primary Care to Improve Patient Access

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ChristianaCare has launched a virtual primary care practice that aims to allow patients to build and maintain relationships with a primary care team through various communication channels. Based in...

Virtual Behavioral Health Use Increases 45-Fold During Pandemic

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Telehealth-delivered behavioral health services spiked 45-fold since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from market research firm Trilliant Health. To assess behavioral health...

Telehealth Maintained Behavioral Healthcare Quality During Pandemic

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A recent study found that the shift to virtual healthcare resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic led to positive outcomes related to engagement for patients with depression and those in need of...

COVID-19 Pandemic Led to Telehealth Divides Among VA Beneficiaries

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A recent study published in JAMA Network Open showed that telehealth use for primary and integrated mental health visits varied widely among rural and urban Veterans Affairs (VA) beneficiaries,...

Washington DOH Adds Tool for Virtual Reproductive Health Services

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The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has unveiled a webpage and online tool to provide residents with information on providers that offer virtual reproductive health services such as birth...

Wearable Sensor Assists Process of Diagnosing Heart Attacks

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Presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session Together With the World Congress of Cardiology, new research describes a wearable sensor worn on the wrist that can...

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