Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth

Current And Future Doctors Are More Than Ready to Use mHealth Wearables

by Eric Wicklund

Current and future physicians are eager to use self-reported data from patients with mHealth wearables – in fact, they’re using wearables themselves to track health concerns. That’s...

MUSC Extends Free Telehealth Platform to State Health Plan Members

by Eric Wicklund

Some 550,000 South Carolina state employees and their dependents now have access to free telehealth services under a deal forged with the Medical University of South Carolina. State officials...

Consumer Tech Association Unveils A Consumer’s Guide to mHealth Wearables

by Eric Wicklund

Consumer-facing mHealth is a thing now, and the organization overseeing the vast consumer technology landscape wants to make sure people know how to use their wearables. The Consumer Technology...

MetroHealth Adding Telehealth to Discount Drug Retail Health Clinics

by Eric Wicklund

Cleveland’s MetroHealth System is expanding its retail health clinic partnership with Discount Drug Mart, and will soon be adding telehealth services. The health system, comprising four...

Apple Heart Study Finds Value in Using mHealth Wearables to Detect AFib

by Eric Wicklund

The largest-ever study of a consumer-facing mHealth wearable finds that the Apple Watch can be used by clinicians to detect atrial fibrillation. But the question remains: Will care providers trust...

Amid Protests, California Cracks Down on Dental Services Via Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

California is cracking down on the use of direct-to-consumer telehealth for dental services. Gov. Gavin Newsom this week signed into law AB 1519, which reauthorizes the Dental Board of California and...

Asynchronous Telehealth Gives Providers An Alternative to DTC Video

by Eric Wicklund

Asynchronous telehealth has often been called a niche service, ideal for specialist consults and certain fields like teledermatology. But the adaptability of store-and-forward telehealth to provider...

Anthem Creates a New mHealth Resource on Members’ Mobile Devices

by Eric Wicklund

The nation’s second largest payer is giving its member access to mHealth services from their mobile devices. Anthem, which manages Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in more than a dozen states, is...

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