Behavioral interventions using mHealth self-monitoring tools lead to significant weight loss among overweight or obese patients, according to a research review published online in The Obesity...
The Cleveland Clinic is launching a second mobile health vehicle equipped with telehealth and mHealth tools to help students in northeast Ohio access care at their schools.
Using a $2 million donation...
Four health systems are launching a program to identify and use telehealth and mHealth tools within the electronic health record to help patients living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Funded...
Two popular telehealth bills that failed to make it through last year’s Legislature are being reintroduced this week on Capitol Hill, adding to a growing number of connected health bills aimed at...
South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have allowed healthcare providers in the state to use telehealth to prescribe medical marijuana.
The state’s House of Representatives shot...
As federal and state lawmakers look to establish telehealth policy beyond the coronavirus pandemic, much of the conversation will focus on payment parity.
That’s the biggest take-away from a...
Cleveland’s MetroHealth System is partnering with three EMS agencies in a Medicare-based mobile integrated health (MIH) program aimed at bringing virtual care to the patient and reducing...
The American Hospital Association is asking the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to hold off on long-term recommendations for telehealth expansion and coverage, saying more analysis is needed to...
Proposed telehealth legislation is included in a package of 12 bills designed to address racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes.
The Black Maternal Momnibus Act of 2021, introduced...
The Alliance for Connected Care is adding a new twist to the growing debate over telehealth licensure.
The alliance has introduced draft legislation for a Medical Excellence Zone, a regional licensure...
A Georgia lawmaker has submitted a bill that aims to develop telehealth programs in the state’s schools to help students with mental and behavioral health concerns.
HB 9, introduced last month...
An overlooked part of last year’s pandemic relief bill is causing headaches for mental healthcare providers seeking Medicare reimbursement for telehealth visits – and prompting one expert...
While telehealth has always been seen as a means of improving access to healthcare for underserved populations, the coronavirus pandemic is proving that the barriers faced by marginalized and minority...
NASA is launching an mHealth program to help its employees – including astronauts – identify and treat illnesses like COVID-19 as quickly as possible.
The organization is giving 1,000...
Oklahoma lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would allow police officers to access telehealth to virtually assess someone in crisis.
SB 7, introduced this month by State Senator Michael...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is putting an emphasis on expanding telehealth services for mental healthcare during the coming years.
Evers’ proposed 2021-23 budget includes more than $150...
A hybrid mobile integrated health program launched by Baystate Health in late 2018 averted more than 1,000 emergency department visits and 40 admissions for at-risk patients and saved more than...
Wearable devices can detect COVID-19 cases earlier than traditional diagnostic methods and can provide connected health solutions for providers to manage the disease, according to a Mount Sinai...
Florida lawmakers are considering legislation that allow Medicaid coverage for asynchronous (store-and-forward) telehealth and remote patient monitoring services.
S.852, filed last month by State...
America’s businesses have always run on the mantra that employee health is important to the company’s bottom line, and that lost work time means lost productivity. Now they’re...
