With Congress and the government still haggling over how to extend telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus pandemic, a group of Senators is pushing for additional flexibilities for home health care...
Roughly two dozen mHealth and telehealth companies are joining forces with the Consumer Technology Association to develop standards for digital therapeutics.
The CTA’s initiative aims to create...
One of the nation’s largest telehealth providers is shifting its platform to Google and going public, in hopes of solidifying and expanding services that have seen a surge in use during the...
Federal officials have announced almost $12 million in grants aimed at expanding access to telehealth services in rural parts of the country.
The awards are part of more than $35 million being issued...
A new program in California aims to equip seniors in affordable housing communities with the telehealth services they need to manage their health and wellness.
The University of California is...
A group of lawmakers is taking the Federal Communications Commission and Chairman Ajit Pai to task for what they say is the mismanagement of programs aimed at expanding telehealth opportunities in...
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...
A new bill before Congress proposes to have the Department of Veterans Affairs create telehealth programs at three VA centers to helps veterans access mental health services.
The Veterans Access to...
Amid the calls for expanded telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus pandemic, one group is pressing federal officials to boost wireless broadband connectivity to give remote patient monitoring...
Early results from a study launched in May by Fitbit indicate mHealth wearables can help providers identify people infected with the coronavirus – often before symptoms are evident.
According to...
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is issuing more than $22 million in grants to several projects that asses how telehealth has been used during the coronavirus pandemic.
Seven...
Avera Health has launched a national board designed to develop standards for and promote connected health education.
The American Board of Telehealth (ABT) “is a new national entity created to...
A Missouri Congresswoman has introduced a telehealth bill that combines nine other connected health bills into one piece of legislation.
The Telehealth Act (HR 7992), sponsored by US Rep. Ann Wagner...
A non-profit that targets veteran homelessness is using telehealth to expand access to mental health and other services.
Soldier On, which was launched in 1994 in Pittsfield, MA and now serves...
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...
While Congress debates extending telehealth coverage and President Trump tries to compel it through an Executive Order, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is poised to eliminate most of...
A remote patient monitoring program for babies who’ve had heart surgery has helped reduce infant mortality by some 40 percent, according to the American Heart Association.
In a scientific...
Tennessee lawmakers have passed legislation that expands coverage for telehealth services.
HB 8002, passed during a special session of the state Legislature this week, requires payers to cover...
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...
Federal officials are promoting telehealth expansion in rural communities through a new funding model that gives healthcare providers the financial resources to adopt connected health platforms.
The...
