Connected Health

Texas Governor OKs Telehealth, RPM Services, Broadband Expansion

by Eric Wicklund

Texas is expanding Medicaid coverage for telehealth and remote patient monitoring services and expanding broadband connectivity to rural parts of the state to, among other things, help providers expand...

Senators Seek Continued Support for Pediatric Telehealth, DLT Programs

by Eric Wicklund

A group of Senators is calling for “robust and sustained funding” for two federal programs that increase access to pediatric telehealth services. And a second group is seeking continued...

New Research Center Aims Telehealth at Gambling and Gaming Addiction

by Eric Wicklund

A Tennessee-based telemental health company is launching a research institute aimed at using telehealth to treat people living with gambling addiction. Kindbridge is teaming with Playtech, a UK-based...

UMass Memorial Eyes Telehealth, RPM Benefits in New Hospital at Home Program

by Eric Wicklund

UMass Memorial Health is joining the Hospital at Home movement, with a new program that integrates remote patient monitoring and telehealth strategies with in-person visits to provide care management...

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

by Eric Wicklund

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

by Eric Wicklund

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...

Kaiser Permanente Study Measures the Impact of Telehealth on the Environment

by Eric Wicklund

New research from a trio of healthcare’s heavy hitters indicates telehealth is also good for the environment. In what’s being billed as the first large-scale study in the US, researchers...

Wyoming VA Center Takes Telehealth Services on the Road for Distant Vets

by Eric Wicklund

VA healthcare providers in Wyoming are adding telehealth services to their eye care program to serve distant veterans in the rural state. The Cheyenne VA Medical Center has acquired a mobile health...

NJ Governor OKs Telehealth Prescriptions for Medical Marijuana

by Eric Wicklund

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill that allows healthcare providers to prescribe medical marijuana via telehealth. Murphy’s signature on SD 619/A 1635 follows his...

Study IDs Need for Telemental Health Resources for Patients and Providers

by Eric Wicklund

A Canadian study calls for more federal investment in telehealth services at the primary care level to help providers address mental healthcare needs. The study, led by researchers at the University...

Ochsner Health Takes Remote Patient Monitoring to a National Level

by Eric Wicklund

While many healthcare providers are just now getting into the remote patient monitoring arena, Ochsner Health has scaled its platform to a national level, and is now monitoring more than 20,000 people...

Pilot Program Uses Telehealth to Help LTC, Rehab Patients Transition Home

by Eric Wicklund

West Virginia University researchers are touting the early results of an ongoing program that uses telehealth to help residents transition back to home after a story in a nursing home or long-term care...

Cincinnati Children’s Integrates Telehealth Into Suicide Prevention Study

by Eric Wicklund

Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center are integrating telehealth into a federal funded study on suicide prevention. Financed by almost $8 million in funding from the...

Second Opinions Via Telehealth Have Value to Patients and Providers

by Eric Wicklund

Telehealth is making the second opinion much more meaningful. While patients and healthcare providers have been using connected health for years to both research and support diagnoses and treatment...

New Bill Targets Broadband Funding to Fuel Telehealth Expansion

by Eric Wicklund

Lawmakers in Washington DC are continuing to push for more federal funding for broadband expansion, which in turn would greatly expand telehealth adoption. The Broadband Reform and Investment to Drive...

Florida Research Project Tackles Low Telehealth Access in Minority Populations

by Eric Wicklund

The University of North Florida is launching a project with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to examine how social determinants of health may be driving low telehealth access in...

As State Emergencies End, Providers Look for New Telehealth Limits

by Eric Wicklund

As the pandemic eases and state public health emergencies expire, healthcare providers are scrambling to figure out what they can and can’t do with telehealth any more. Florida Governor Ron...

Uncertain Telehealth Laws Keep Substance Abuse Care Providers on Their Toes

by Eric Wicklund

Telehealth adoption has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in treatments for people dealing with substance abuse issues. And that trend will likely continue, as providers look for...

Cures 2.0 Includes Provisions to Expand Telehealth Coverage, Services

by Eric Wicklund

The next phase of the 21st Century Cures Act includes several measures to boost Medicare coverage for telehealth, through both new programs and acts to permanently extend connected health freedoms...

Senators Seek Extra Federal Funding for Telehealth Services in Frontier States

by Eric Wicklund

A group of senators is pushing new legislation that would increase federal funding for telehealth programs in rural states. The Rural and Telehealth Expansion Act, sponsored by Senators Shelley Moore...

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