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Apple Watch to Add Medication Tracking, AFib History Features

June 7, 2022 - Apple will add several new features to its smartwatch, including atrial fibrillation (AFib) history recording and medication tracking capabilities. The new Apple Watch operating system, watchOS 9, will include these features. The Food and Drug Administration-cleared AFib History feature will enable users diagnosed with AFib to access critical...

New Project Trains mHealth on Medication Adherence for Transplant Patients

January 27, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Researchers at three health systems will soon be launching a telehealth study to determine whether transplant patients can improve their medication management through an mHealth app. Johns Hopkins...

Federal Grant to Help Mississippi Use Telehealth to Tackle Opioid Abuse

December 30, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Six health centers across Mississippi will soon have access to addiction treatment services via telehealth in a federally funded program aimed at tackling the nation’s substance abuse...

New Bill Would Expand Telehealth Options for MAT, Substance Abuse Programs

December 15, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A new bill before Congress aims to permanently allow healthcare providers to use telehealth in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs for substance abuse and provide Medicare coverage for...

Consortium Pushes Telehealth Freedoms for Substance Abuse Treatment

September 18, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A group of clinicians and public health experts is pressing the federal government to make permanent telehealth policy changes that would improve access to care for people undergoing substance abuse...

West Virginia Payer Adds mHealth Tools to Substance Abuse Treatment

February 21, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

West Virginia’s Blue Cross Blue Shield program is giving its members access to an mHealth program designed to improve treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), particularly in rural areas where...

New Clinics Use Telehealth to Bring VR Treatments to the Patient’s Home

February 20, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Healthcare providers and payers in eight states and the District of Columbia will soon be able to prescribe VR therapy through a telehealth clinic, giving patients an opportunity to use the digital...