The use of smartwatches to detect cardiac issues, like atrial fibrillation (AFib), presents exciting new possibilities for heart care, but a new study shows that the results they provide may not always...
As virtual tools become increasingly prominent in healthcare, a new device aims to promote telehealth by assisting patients through clinical evaluation and remote monitoring.
Approved by the FDA,...
Although there is room for improvement, an mHealth application proved itself a relatively successful method for treating short-term glycemic control while assisting type 2 diabetes patients, according...
Although it provided valuable information and new perspectives, the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) digital divide consults and devices process "could have made better use of about $14.5...
Among Americans who use wearables, a majority (70 percent) said they had improved their fitness and health, according to a new report released by Deloitte.
The report is based on a survey conducted by...
Over the past decade, several high-profile technology and retail companies have made inroads into the healthcare industry. Among these new entrants is a nearly 60-year-old retailer: Best Buy.
Though Best Buy remains a prominent consumer...
Homeward, a hybrid care provider focusing on rural healthcare, has partnered with Priority Health, a nonprofit health insurer, to expand access to its services in Michigan.
Through the partnership,...
A study published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth found that though the use of mHealth wearable technology provides several benefits, factors such as encouragement from providers and increased education...
A study published in Scientific Reports described how an mHealth wearable device can recognize movements such as neck strain and whiplash and use that information to predict concussion risk in contact...
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,...
Pulse oximeters often showed inaccurate blood oxygen readings for Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients resulting in delayed COVID-19 care for these populations during the pandemic, according to a new...
mHealth applications have become ubiquitous in the healthcare industry, spanning a wide array of disease states and use cases.
There are more than 350,000 health-related apps available on top app stores worldwide, with more than 90,000...
About one in five patients who receive care at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) said they currently have a fitness tracker, and more than half of those who don't have a tracker want one,...
Wearable sensors, like smartwatches and fitness bands, can provide information regarding physiological and immune responses to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published in npj Digital...
UBMD Pediatrics has entered into a collaboration with Cecelia Health to enhance care for children with type 1 diabetes by providing remote patient monitoring.
UBMD Pediatrics is a medical group that...
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania found that programs using pulse oximeters to monitor patients with COVID-19 at home produced similar benefits to...
MemorialCare in Fountain Valley, California, is partnering with TytoCare to enhance its telehealth services.
TytoCare provides virtual home examination and diagnosis solutions, including a hand-held...
As providers continue to uncover methods of caring for COVID-19 patients, recent research published in Lancet Digital Health shows that blood oxygen monitors, or pulse oximeters, helped identify health...
The utilization of telehealth devices, such as continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), helped providers continue to care for children with type 1 diabetes as the COVID-19 pandemic upended healthcare...
The COVID-19 pandemic is directly responsible for the dramatic rise of telehealth. But as providers quickly established new or expanded existing virtual care programs, they may not have addressed certain workflow hurdles and human factors...