Medication Adherence

Telehealth, mHealth Tools Help Providers, Patients Improve Migraine Care

by Eric Wicklund

A telehealth platform offering virtual care for migraine sufferers not only improved care management – it also greatly improved the percentage of patients seeking follow-up care. These results...

MAT Act Would Remove Waiver, Boost Telemedicine Use in SUD Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

Congress is considering legislation that would remove a significant barrier to the use of telemedicine in opioid abuse treatment. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) this week...

Could Trump’s Kidney Disease Order Push Telehealth, mHealth Adoption?

by Eric Wicklund

President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting new methods for detecting and treating kidney disease could expand the opportunities for those using telehealth and mHealth. The executive...

Telepharmacies Give Hospitals a Virtual Link to Medication Management

by Eric Wicklund

Hospitals often use telemedicine to extend their reach out into the community, but sometimes those connected health channels also improve in-patient care. One such example is the hospital pharmacy,...

With mHealth, Patient Portals Improve the Patient-Provider Connection

by Eric Wicklund

Consumers who use mHealth to access their medical data through patient portals are more likely to stay in touch with their primary care providers and less likely to visit the hospital. That’s...

Telemental Health Study Finds Value in a Hybrid Telehealth Platform

by Eric Wicklund

While many studies look to compare virtual visits against in-person care, a new report suggests a combination of telehealth and office visits may be best in helping rural Americans access mental health...

Can an mHealth Wearable Help People With AF Manage Their Care?

by Eric Wicklund

Researchers are finding promise in an mHealth wearable that would improve care management for people diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. The mobile health device, which attaches to the ear, reportedly...

mHealth Gives Doctors Insight Into Medication Management at Home

by Eric Wicklund

mHealth programs targeting medication management for people living with chronic diseases often focus on the costs of missed doses or unfilled prescriptions. But connected care platforms also have value...

New Study Finds Link Between mHealth Wearables, Medication Adherence

by Eric Wicklund

A digital health tracking company is making the link between consumer-facing activity trackers and clinical outcomes with an mHealth study that says wearables can help those with chronic conditions...

Are Doctors Who Use DTC Telehealth Overprescribing to Children?

by Eric Wicklund

Physicians who use a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform to treat children with cold symptoms are more likely to prescribe antibiotics and are more apt to ignore standards of care, according to a...

Now HIPAA-Compatible, Amazon’s Alexa Opens Up to mHealth Uses

by Eric Wicklund

Amazon’s Alexa now supports HIPAA-compliant services, and selected healthcare providers aren’t wasting time developing mHealth platforms for the smart speaker. Among the participants in...

Wisconsin Health System Puts mHealth to Work for Chronic Care Management

by Eric Wicklund

A Wisconsin health system is using an mHealth platform to give patients with chronic conditions a better idea of how medication management should work. The connected care platform will also give...

New Telehealth Bills Address Coverage, Store-and-Forward, RPM

by Eric Wicklund

Lawmakers in several states are pushing forward with bills to amend existing telehealth and telemedicine rules – most notable changing them to improve payer coverage and include remote patient...

OIG OKs Free Phones in mHealth Project Targeting Medication Adherence

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials have given the green light to a digital health company’s plan to loan free smartphones to patients enrolled in an mHealth project tracking medication adherence. The Office of...

mHealth Deals Integrate Chronic Care, Mental Health Platforms

by Eric Wicklund

Livongo Health’s pending acquisition of an mHealth platform for mental health offers new proof that connected health platforms won’t work unless they integrate care management for a broad...

mHealth Games Offer New Treatments for Kids With Autism, ADHD

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth platform using video game technology is helping to improve attention spans in children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring attention/deficit-hyperactivity disorder...

Virginia Looks to Add Remote Patient Monitoring to Telehealth Law

by Eric Wicklund

Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would define remote patient monitoring and include it in the commonwealth’s telehealth and telemedicine guidelines. House Bill 1970 and Senate Bill...

Fairview Health Launches mHealth Program for Cancer Care Management

by Eric Wicklund

Minnesota’s Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Health have launched an mHealth program for cancer patients that uses ingestible sensors and remote patient monitoring technology...

CDC Project Combines mHealth, Cash in Opioid Abuse Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are getting more than $2 million test whether an mHealth app combined with financial incentives can help people struggling with opioid...

Walgreens, Microsoft Announce mHealth, Telehealth Partnership

by Eric Wicklund

Microsoft is teaming up with Walgreens to create a connected health platform that includes telehealth stations, digital health tools and a “seamless ecosystem” that connects the consumer to...

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