mHealth Strategies

PCORI Grants $23M to Support Telehealth Effectiveness Studies

by Victoria Bailey

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Board of Governors has approved $49.5 million in research awards, $23.5 million of which will go toward supporting three research studies that...

Telehealth Succeeds in Managing Type 2 Diabetes, Studies Show

by Victoria Bailey

Telehealth strategies and interventions are effective at lowering hemoglobin A1C levels in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled...

mHealth App Improves Patient-Provider Communication During Pregnancy

by Victoria Bailey

An mHealth application could help identify pregnant people at-risk for preeclampsia and increase prophylactic low-dose aspirin intake through improved patient-provider communication, a study from the...

Colorado Medicaid Program Supports New Teleneurology Project

by Eric Wicklund

Colorado’s Medicaid program is funding a three-year telehealth project aimed at offering virtual visits with neurologists to patients with Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease...

Amazon Enhances Alexa for mHealth Platforms in Hospitals, Senior Homes

by Eric Wicklund

Amazon is ramping up its connected health platform with new services designed to expand Alexa’s capabilities in healthcare organizations and senior living facilities. Offered through the Alexa...

New Bill Targets Telehealth Provisions in High-Deductible Health Plans

by Eric Wicklund

A new bill before Congress aims to improve telehealth coverage, particularly for primary care services, in high-deductible health insurance plans. The Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act (HR...

Biden Administration Emphasizes Telehealth in its Infrastructure Strategy

by Eric Wicklund

The federal government is making a concerted effort to link broadband connectivity and telehealth to the nation’s infrastructure. The Us Department of Agriculture last week unveiled more than...

FCC Announces 3rd Group of COVID-19 Telehealth Program Awards

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission has announced a third group of healthcare organizations to receive funding through the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Some 71 projects have qualified for roughly...

Digital Therapeutics Stakes its Claim to the Fast Growing mHealth Marketplace

by Eric Wicklund

The Consumer Technology Association has created standards for the use of digital therapeutics in an effort to define and establish value for the mHealth platform. “The biggest challenge in the...

DiMe, FDA, Amazon Eye Best Practices for Sensors in mHealth Devices

by Eric Wicklund

The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) is collaborating with the US Food and Drug Administration and some heavy hitters in the technology market to develop best practices for integrating mHealth sensors...

ATA Asks the Biden Administration For Assurances on Telehealth Coverage

by Eric Wicklund

Worried that Congress is too busy to take on long-term telehealth policy, telehealth advocates are calling on the Biden Administration to ensure that emergency measures enacted to expand access...

AtlantiCare Adapts to Consumer Healthcare With a Digital Directory

by Eric Wicklund

The key to success in today’s business world is online presence, and that’s no different in healthcare. A healthcare organization needs to have an appealing and convenient entry to virtual...

Island Health Expands Its Remote Patient Monitoring Strategy

by Eric Wicklund

Because the remote patient monitoring landscape is so new and innovative, healthcare providers are approaching the space with a wide range of strategies. On Canada’s Pacific coast, one health...

AHRQ Seeks Public Data on COVID-19 Telehealth Programs

by Eric Wicklund

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality is asking for help from the public in assessing how telehealth has been used during the pandemic. The agency last week published a request for...

CMS Selects 4 States for ACO-Based Rural Telehealth Delivery Model

by Eric Wicklund

Four states will receive federal funding to expand telehealth and other services in rural areas through an accountable care organization (ACO) model of care. The Centers for Medicare & Medicare...

New Study Offers Mixed Results for Telehealth in Addiction Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

The American Psychiatric Association is tapping the brakes a little bit on the use of telehealth for addiction treatment, saying the potential is there but more proof is needed that virtual care...

Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Launch Coalition to Support Home-Based Telehealth, RPM

by Eric Wicklund

Several large health systems have formed a coalition to support strategies that use telehealth and remote patient monitoring to provide acute care for patients at home. The Advanced Care at Home...

Texas Lawmaker Eyes Telehealth Program for Rural 911 Services

by Eric Wicklund

A Texas lawmaker is calling for a pilot project that would use telehealth to train and assist emergency responders in rural parts of the state. State Rep. Drew Darby last month introduced HB 76 87(3),...

Fitbit Supports mHealth Programs Addressing Social Determinants of Health

by Eric Wicklund

Fitbit is awarding mHealth wearables and services to six research projects that aim to address the social determinants of health. The company, one of the largest in the direct-to-consumer space, has...

CMS Clarifies Medicare Recognition of Interstate Licensure Compacts

by Eric Wicklund

With so many states allowing telehealth services delivered by out-of-state providers, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has clarified its policy on Medicare recognition of providers...

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