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 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...
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...
Doctors at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) have successfully tested a robotic tele-cardiac ultrasound system that leverages videoconferencing technology to perform remote diagnostic...
Researchers used mobile devices to capture geolocation data and monitor close contact between people to predict COVID-19 outbreaks across the state of Connecticut, according to a study published in...
A researcher at Detroit-based Wayne State University School of Medicine has received a $2.5 million grant to develop a mobile management program with the aim of improve asthma control in young Black...
With interest in remote patient monitoring skyrocketing, providers are exploring the various uses of this technology for different conditions. One arena where it could be a game-changer? Management of type 1 diabetes among children.
In...
Engineers from the University of Missouri have created a prototype of a remote patient monitoring device that can noninvasively monitor an individual’s blood pressure.
Providers can detect...
User-centered mHealth technology and applications could help reduce burden and increase the efficiency of workflows for hospitalists, according to a study published in JMIR Human Factors.
Hospitalists...
Remote patient monitoring fell short in detecting manufacturing defects and premature battery depletion in cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices, according to a case study published in Heart Rhythms...
Renown Health has entered into a collaboration with remote patient monitoring provider BioIntelliSense to enhance in-hospital and at-home care.
The Reno, Nevada-based nonprofit health system, which...
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...
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 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...
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...
The federal government is seeking comments on issues related to spectrum for the Internet of Things, including broadband connectivity needed for remote patient monitoring and telehealth programs and...
Researchers are developing an mHealth wearable that might someday take the sting out of vaccine shots and make them more effective as well.
Teams from Stanford University and the University of North...
An mHealth project launched in 2020 to track depression on Apple devices is expanding to measure mental health status, including cognitive decline.
The University of California at Los Angeles...
The federal government is strengthening efforts to ensure than mHealth apps and connected devices protect personal health information.
The Federal Trade Commission this week issued a policy statement...
Federal officials are ditching a plan to speed up Medicare coverage for innovative mHealth technology, saying the Trump-era plan would have put patients at risk.
The Centers for Medicare &...
