mHealth Devices

VA OIG: Inefficiencies Abound in Digital Divide Consults Process 

by Mark Melchionna

Although it provided valuable information and new perspectives, the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) digital divide consults and devices process "could have made better use of about $14.5...

Majority of Healthcare Consumers Believe Wearables Improve Their Health, Fitness

by Anuja Vaidya

Among Americans who use wearables, a majority (70 percent) said they had improved their fitness and health, according to a new report released by Deloitte. The report is based on a survey conducted by...

How Best Buy Plans to Facilitate Provider-Patient Connections to Further RPM

by Anuja Vaidya

Over the past decade, several high-profile technology and retail companies have made inroads into the healthcare industry. Among these new entrants is a nearly 60-year-old retailer: Best Buy. Though Best Buy remains a prominent consumer...

Hybrid Care Provider, Payer Team Up to Expand Care Access in Rural Michigan

by Anuja Vaidya

Homeward, a hybrid care provider focusing on rural healthcare, has partnered with Priority Health, a nonprofit health insurer, to expand access to its services in Michigan. Through the partnership,...

mHealth Wearables Can Bolster Patient Empowerment, But Challenges Persist

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth found that though the use of mHealth wearable technology provides several benefits, factors such as encouragement from providers and increased education...

mHealth Wearable Device Can Predict Concussion Risk

by Mark Melchionna

A study published in Scientific Reports described how an mHealth wearable device can recognize movements such as neck strain and whiplash and use that information to predict concussion risk in contact...

Apple Watch to Add Medication Tracking, AFib History Features

by Anuja Vaidya

Apple will add several new features to its smartwatch, including atrial fibrillation (AFib) history recording and medication tracking capabilities. The new Apple Watch operating system, watchOS 9,...

Faulty Pulse Oximetry Readings Delayed COVID-19 Care For Minority Groups

by Anuja Vaidya

Pulse oximeters often showed inaccurate blood oxygen readings for Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients resulting in delayed COVID-19 care for these populations during the pandemic, according to a new...

Key Features of mHealth Apps & Trends in Use

by Anuja Vaidya

mHealth applications have become ubiquitous in the healthcare industry, spanning a wide array of disease states and use cases. There are more than 350,000 health-related apps available on top app stores worldwide, with more than 90,000...

21% of FQHC Patients Have a Fitness Tracker, 58% Want One  

by Anuja Vaidya

About one in five patients who receive care at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) said they currently have a fitness tracker, and more than half of those who don't have a tracker want one,...

mHealth Wearables Can Track Physiological Responses to COVID-19 Vaccine

by Mark Melchionna

Wearable sensors, like smartwatches and fitness bands, can provide information regarding physiological and immune responses to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published in npj Digital...

New Remote Patient Monitoring Partnership Aims to Enhance Diabetes Care

by Mark Melchionna

UBMD Pediatrics has entered into a collaboration with Cecelia Health to enhance care for children with type 1 diabetes by providing remote patient monitoring. UBMD Pediatrics is a medical group that...

Pulse Oximeters Offer No Added Benefits for Remote COVID-19 Monitoring

by Mark Melchionna

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania found that programs using pulse oximeters to monitor patients with COVID-19 at home produced similar benefits to...

MemorialCare Implements Remote Exam Tool for Telehealth Diagnoses

by Anuja Vaidya

MemorialCare in Fountain Valley, California, is partnering with TytoCare to enhance its telehealth services. TytoCare provides virtual home examination and diagnosis solutions, including a hand-held...

Remote Blood Oxygen Monitoring Helped Detect COVID-19 Deterioration

by Mark Melchionna

As providers continue to uncover methods of caring for COVID-19 patients, recent research published in Lancet Digital Health shows that blood oxygen monitors, or pulse oximeters, helped identify health...

Telehealth Helped Maintain Type 1 Diabetes Care Among Kids During Pandemic

by Mark Melchionna

The utilization of telehealth devices, such as continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), helped providers continue to care for children with type 1 diabetes as the COVID-19 pandemic upended healthcare...

How Providers Can Optimize Telehealth Workflows and Improve Experience

by Anuja Vaidya

The COVID-19 pandemic is directly responsible for the dramatic rise of telehealth. But as providers quickly established new or expanded existing virtual care programs, they may not have addressed certain workflow hurdles and human factors...

1 in 5 Patients Find Wearables Hard to Use

by Anuja Vaidya

Though a vast majority of healthcare consumers (86 percent) said that wearable devices improved their health and quality of life, 20 percent said that their device is hard to use, according to a new...

Teladoc, Amazon Partner to Enhance Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth

by Anuja Vaidya

Teladoc Health has partnered with Amazon to launch voice-activated access to virtual care using Alexa-supported devices. Through Amazon Alexa, which can be accessed via Echo devices like Echo, Echo...

Amazon to Expand Healthcare Services to New Cities, Customers  

by Anuja Vaidya

Technology giant Amazon is making healthcare moves once again. The company has signed deals with Silicon Labs, TrueBlue, and Whole Foods Market to offer Amazon Care to their employees across the...

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