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 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...
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’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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...