mHealth Strategies

Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network Will Use Telehealth to Share Resources

by Eric Wicklund

Five nationally recognized children’s hospitals are getting $48 million in federal funding to launch a Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network, which will use telehealth to share best practices and...

MetroHealth’s Institute for HOPE Takes Connected Health to a New Level

by Eric Wicklund

As healthcare organizations launch remote patient monitoring and telehealth programs to connect with underserved populations, some health systems are using the opportunity to establish new partnerships...

New UCSF Study Touts Effectiveness of Telemedicine Abortions

by Eric Wicklund

A new study out of the University of California at San Francisco finds that an overwhelming number of patients who underwent telemedicine abortions at a California clinic during the height of the...

Biden Administration Earmarks $11M for Pediatric Telehealth Expansion

by Eric Wicklund

The federal government is spending almost $11 million in stimulus funding on telehealth programs that expand access to pediatric mental health services. The Health and Human Services Department...

FCC Launches 2nd Round of COVID-19 Telehealth Program With 62 Awards

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission has approved 62 projects for funding under the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The projects are the first to be approved in the second round of the program, which...

Large Business Survey Sees a Post-COVID Shift to Telehealth Services

by Eric Wicklund

Roughly three-quarters of the nation’s large businesses expanded their telehealth programs for employees during the pandemic, and many may use those channels in the future to address social...

MUSC, FQHC Consortium Unveil Telehealth Strategies for Sustainability

by Eric Wicklund

As health systems develop their own telehealth strategies to weather the COVID-19 storm, they’re putting that knowledge down on paper – virtually – to help other providers looking to...

Research Questions Value of mHealth Apps for Chronic Kidney Disease

by Eric Wicklund

mHealth apps for patients with chronic diseases work best if they allow the patient to share data with his or her care provider and offer personalized resources. Yet a recent analysis of 10 top apps...

Johns Hopkins Launches an EHR Tool to Improve Telehealth Adoption

by Eric Wicklund

One of the biggest challenges to telehealth adoption is digital literacy. Patients won’t embrace new technology if they don’t know how to use it. Over the past few years, healthcare...

Remote Patient Monitoring Offers More Than Just Population Health Benefits

by Eric Wicklund

Remote patient monitoring is an ideal strategy for large health systems looking to create an effective population health program – but it can also be a nice way for small practices and...

New mHealth Study Uses VR to Address Senior Isolation

by Eric Wicklund

Senior living centers in Massachusetts and California will be taking part in an mHealth study to determine how a virtual reality platform might help seniors dealing with the negative impacts of social...

Nemours Survey: Parents Like Telehealth, But More Need to Be Convinced to Use It

by Eric Wicklund

The pandemic has proven the value of telehealth to parents, according to a recent survey by Nemours Children’s Health. But it has also highlighted the need to continue emphasizing the value of...

House Democrats Press for Telehealth Access to Abortion Services

by Eric Wicklund

House Democrats have introduced a resolution aimed at pressuring the federal government to loosen the reins on telehealth for abortion services. US Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Chairwoman of the House...

mHealth App Improves Heart Attack Treatment, Care Coordination

by Victoria Bailey

Physicians at the Mount Sinai Health System have developed an mHealth application to improve care coordination and speed up care delivery for heart attack patients. The app seeks to improve health...

Feds Investing $19 Million in Telehealth Resource Centers, Other Programs

by Eric Wicklund

The federal government is investing more than $19 million in key telehealth initiatives, including the National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) and Telehealth Centers of Excellence...

Planned Parenthood Challenges Montana’s Ban on Telemedicine Abortions

by Eric Wicklund

Planned Parenthood is suing the state of Montana over recently-passed legislation that would ban the use of telehealth in abortions. The national organization’s Montana chapter has filed a...

New Telehealth Certificate Program Takes Aim at Primary Care Providers

by Eric Wicklund

The American Board of Telehealth has launched a new certificate program aimed at helping primary care providers deliver virtual care. The South Dakota-based organization has unveiled a Teleprimary...

Report Cites Success of VA’s COVID-19 Remote Patient Monitoring Program

by Eric Wicklund

A new report finds that the Department of Veterans Affairs used remote patient monitoring to provide care for more than 23,500 veterans during the height of the pandemic, interacting with thousands of...

Telehealth, Mobile Integrated Health Included in New Federal Rural Grant Programs

by Eric Wicklund

The federal government is making up to $500 million in grants available for telehealth, mobile integrated health and other programs that help rural communities access healthcare, nutrition assistance...

Telestroke Services Give Hospitals an Effective Model for Improving Clinical Outcomes

by Eric Wicklund

One of the early front-runners in proving the value of telehealth is through telestroke services, where the technology has literally saved lives. Healthcare providers have used telemedicine to treat...

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