Chronic Disease Management

What 15 Medical Specialties Are Most Interested in Telehealth?

by Eric Wicklund

Radiologists and psychiatrists are most interested in telehealth jobs, according to a new report from Doximity, while anesthesiologists and surgeons are showing the least interest. The 2020 State of...

Global Survey Sees Value of Telehealth in Chronic Care Management

by Eric Wicklund

A global survey of people living with type 1 diabetes has found that three-quarters who moved to a telehealth platform during the coronavirus pandemic would stay on the platform once the emergency has...

Purdue Researchers Use an mHealth Wearable to Improve Wound Care

by Eric Wicklund

Engineers at Purdue University have developed an mHealth wearable that uses ozone to improve wound care at home. The connected health platform consists of a disposable, gas-permeable patch that covers...

Vanderbilt Study Proves Value of mHealth in Care Management, Engagement

by Eric Wicklund

A new study out of Vanderbilt University finds that mHealth messages can not only help care providers maintain engagement with chronic care patients, but maintain a high level of engagement over a...

A Pandemic Gives Telehealth a New Purpose With Community Paramedicine

by Eric Wicklund

The coronavirus pandemic is helping to shine the spotlight on the use of telehealth and mHealth to improve care coordination in places ranging from a patient’s home to an accident scene. With...

Researchers Use mHealth to Track, Assess Parkinson’s Movements

by Eric Wicklund

mHealth researchers are reporting that wearables combined with an AI platform can help healthcare providers track the severity of Parkinson’s disease. As reported in a recent issue of Nature, a...

New Jersey OKs Medical Marijuana Prescriptions Via Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

New Jersey state officials have expanded telehealth guidelines to enable providers to remotely prescribe medical marijuana during the coronavirus pandemic. An Administrative Order issued this week by...

Teladoc-Livongo Deal Combines Telehealth With Chronic Care Management

by Eric Wicklund

One of the nation’s largest telehealth companies is planting a significant stake in the chronic care management market. Teladoc Health has announced a merger with Livongo, a connected health...

University of Memphis Launches NIH-Funded mHealth Research Center

by Eric Wicklund

The University of Memphis is launching a new research center that aims to combine mHealth and telehealth platforms with AI and precision medicine. Funded by a $5.9 million grant from the National...

Student-Based Non-Profit Secures mHealth Donations for Seniors

by Eric Wicklund

A national non-profit launched by a quartet of high school and college students aims to increase telehealth access by giving donated mHealth devices to those who need them the most. To date,...

Insomnia Study Finds Telehealth as Effective as In-Person Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

With COVID-19 all but eliminating non-urgent visits to the doctor’s office, a new study proving the value of telehealth in treating insomnia could be a welcome relief for people with sleep...

CMS Proposes to Boost Telehealth Use in Home Dialysis Programs

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials are throwing support behind telehealth and mHealth platform that would help providers extend dialysis treatment to the home. Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare &...

A Small Medical Group Uses Telehealth to Redesign Care Management

by Eric Wicklund

While the COVID-19 emergency is forcing many small practices to rethink care management, one New Jersey medical group has developed a telehealth platform that just may offer a blueprint for sustainable...

Telehealth Sustainability Requires a Willingness to Adapt to New Ideas

by Eric Wicklund

When Long Island Select Healthcare tallied up the results of a three-year, grant-funded telehealth program in 2017, administrators saw strong results – an 86 percent reduction in ER visits, a 50...

Sony Survey Shows Support for Doctors Prescribing mHealth Devices

by Eric Wicklund

People living with a chronic condition want telehealth and mHealth tools to help manage their health at home, as long as those tools are coming from their doctor. That conclusion, from a survey...

mHealth Platforms for Chronic Care Get the Green Light From the FDA

by Eric Wicklund

Federal regulators have signaled their support for a pair of mHealth platforms that use digital therapeutic tools to improve chronic care management. The US Food and Drug Administration has granted...

Senators Propose $50M Program to Fund RPM Pilots in Rural Areas

by Eric Wicklund

A new bill introduced in Congress this week aims to create a $50 million telehealth fund to launch remote patient monitoring programs in rural America. The latest bill, introduced this week by...

mHealth Group Finds Common Ground for Measuring Steps, Now Targets Gait

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth group has unveiled a step-count algorithm designed to make it easier for healthcare providers and researchers to use telehealth platforms that incorporate wearables. This is the first...

VA Expands Telehealth Services For Veterans Living With Cancer

by Eric Wicklund

The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its telehealth platform to give veterans access to precision cancer care and genetic counseling no matter where they live. The VA announced last week...

CMS Finalizes Telehealth Reimbursement for MA Plans, ESRD Patients

by Eric Wicklund

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is finalizing plans to expand telehealth coverage in Medicare Advantage plans. Building on a proposed rule issued this past February, CMS is...

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