Stanford Medicine is partnering with Fitbit to study the value on mHealth wearables in identifying and tracking infectious disease like COVID-19 among college athletes.
The connected health study,...
Rush University Medical Center has unveiled a telehealth platform that allows physicians to remotely manage patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) at home.
Through the NeuroSphere Virtual...
Arkansas lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would allow healthcare providers to use a real-time, audio-only telehealth platform to treat patients.
The path hasn’t been easy. The...
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are creating a drone that can make telehealth house calls.
Still in development, the drone includes an audio-visual telemedicine platform and a waterproof...
The Community Care Network of Kansas is distributing more than 44,000 connected health devices to 18 community health centers around the state to help expand a telehealth program serving thousands of...
An mHealth platform that automates contact tracing is helping Methodist Hospital of Southern California reduce COVID-19 exposure, as well as boosting staff morale and restoring public faith in a...
Much like telestroke vehicles bring emergency treatment to stroke victims in the field, a new vehicle being developed by the University of Minnesota Department of Medicine aims to treat heart attack...
Washington state lawmakers are working on legislation that would set specific guidelines for use and coverage of audio-only telehealth platforms, such as the phone.
HB 1196, sponsored by State Rep....
Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have developed a mHealth wearable that uses a patch to monitor cardiovascular signs and multiple biomarkers simultaneously,...
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...
Magellan Health is launching a new study to determine how mHealth games can help children with mental health concerns.
The Arizona-based managed care company’s behavioral and specialty health...
Two Massachusetts health systems are launching mHealth programs aimed at helping employees prevent or manage cardiometabolic diseases and kick the habit.
UMass Memorial Health Care is partnering with...
The key to telehealth access for underserved populations may be the audio-only phone. And that could be a problem once the coronavirus pandemic is over.
According to a RAND study of telehealth traffic...
While connected health apps and devices are commonly used for chronic care management, condition-specific mHealth strategies are most effective, based on results from a new Health Union...
A Florida state legislator is using the “addition by subtraction” approach in an effort to improve the state’s telehealth regulations.
HB 247, introduced this week by State Rep. Tom...
Apple is partnering with biotech company Biogen on a new research study that will test the value of mHealth wearables in detecting early signs of cognitive impairment.
The multi-year study, to be...
A new bill before Congress aims to expand Medicare coverage for audio-only phone calls in telehealth programs.
The Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, introduced last week by US Reps. Jason...
A robust in-patient telehealth platform can save a health system millions of dollars, reduce workload stresses for care providers and, most importantly, improve care outcomes.
That’s the...
A New York hospital is developing a telehealth platform that will enable care providers to manage orthopedic patients at home through the Apple Watch.
The Hospital for Special Surgery (HHS), an...
Healthcare providers who use telehealth in their Diabetes Prevention Programs will continue to be reimbursed through Medicare during the coronavirus pandemic, according to guidelines issued this week...