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Federal Funding to Support Nurse, Rural Public Health Telehealth Training

November 23, 2022 - To provide support for the nursing and rural public health workforce, Avera Health will use new funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to launch several projects involving training on telehealth, telemetry monitoring, virtual nursing, and cultural awareness. Serving South Dakota and surrounding parts of Minnesota,...

ATA Displays Gratitude for the Expansion of PHE Flexibilities

July 26, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and ATA Action said it strongly supports the expansion of public health emergency (PHE) flexibilities sponsored by US Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI)...

Baylor Professor to Use Telehealth to Help Counsel Young Women At Risk

August 09, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

A Baylor University researcher is launching a federally funded project that will use telehealth and mHealth to improve risk reduction education for young women. Danielle Parrish, PhD, a professor in...

Google Unveils mHealth App, New Study on Respiratory Illnesses

December 09, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Google has launched an mHealth app for healthcare studies, allowing researchers and providers to collect data from participants using Android phones. In unveiling the Google Health Studies app this...

NY City Uses Telehealth to Curb ER Traffic, Improve Care Coordination

December 08, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A city in New York is reducing emergency department traffic and improving time to treatment by deploying a telehealth program through its fire department. The Schenectady Fire Department launched the...

UAB Launches mHealth Study to Boost Vaccine Acceptance Among Teens

November 12, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are launching a study to determine if mHealth messaging can improve vaccination rates among rural adolescents. The program, funded by a $300,000...

Oakland Launches Telehealth Program for Black Prenatal, Postpartum Care

October 06, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Public and population health officials in Oakland are using a telehealth platform to improve prenatal and postpartum care management for Black residents. The BElovedBIRTH Black Centering program,...

Study Finds Underserved Communities Are Receptive to mHealth Tools

September 24, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A good mHealth platform can influence underserved communities to manage their health and participate in clinical studies, according to a new study by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. As...

New Initiative Aims to Apply Consumer mHealth to Pandemic Planning

July 27, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A new task force aims to shine the spotlight on the role that consumer-facing mHealth and telehealth technology can play in tackling pandemics. The Consumer Technology Association today announced the...

HHS Awards $15M to Tribal Organizations for COVID-19 Telehealth Expansion

June 01, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

The Health and Human Services Department has awarded $15 million to help dozens of Native American Tribes and organizations expand telehealth services to address the coronavirus pandemic. The awards,...

For One Georgia Health System, Telehealth is Definitely Here to Stay

May 27, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A Georgia health system is planning for the future after converting its direct-to-consumer telehealth platform into a COVID-19 screening service. The Augusta University Health System had intended to...

Coronavirus Scare Gives Telehealth an Opening to Redefine Healthcare

March 05, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

As Congress votes on a funding package that includes Medicare waivers for some telehealth services and the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) cancels its conference in Florida,...

Breaking: Telehealth Coverage Included in Coronavirus Spending Bill

March 04, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Congressional leaders have agreed to a coronavirus response bill that will allow Medicare reimbursement for care providers using telehealth to treat seniors at home. The emergency spending deal,...

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