The federal government is clarifying how it regulates remote patient monitoring, with changes that could significantly affect – and potentially restrict - how care providers use telehealth and...
A Texas hospital is launching a telehealth program that will use mHealth wearables to improve care management for patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.
The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute...
Roughly two dozen mHealth and telehealth companies are joining forces with the Consumer Technology Association to develop standards for digital therapeutics.
The CTA’s initiative aims to create...
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is issuing more than $22 million in grants to several projects that asses how telehealth has been used during the coronavirus pandemic.
Seven...
mHealth researchers are reporting that wearables combined with an AI platform can help healthcare providers track the severity of Parkinson’s disease.
As reported in a recent issue of Nature, a...
A remote patient monitoring program for babies who’ve had heart surgery has helped reduce infant mortality by some 40 percent, according to the American Heart Association.
In a scientific...
The NorthShore University HealthSystem is launching a telehealth program to track certain patients during and after the transition from hospital to home.
The Chicago-based health systems is partnering...
One of the nation’s largest telehealth companies is planting a significant stake in the chronic care management market.
Teladoc Health has announced a merger with Livongo, a connected health...
Several hospitals in New Jersey and New York will be using smart clothing in a telehealth program aimed at providing remote care for patients infected with or suspected of having the coronavirus.
The...
Dozens of lawmakers are looking to revive the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which ran out of money earlier this month.
A letter signed by more than 40 members...
Caught in the throes of one of the current coronavirus hotspots, Arizona’s Banner Health is using telemedicine technology to transform televisions into remote monitoring platforms to care for...
The drumbeat for permanent telehealth coverage is growing louder, with yet another bill introduced in Congress and calling for expanded guidelines and more reimbursement.
The Protecting Access to...
mHealth researchers at the University of Missouri are developing temporary tattoos that could someday serve a wide range of uses in telehealth.
Once the domain of sailors, athletes, artists and...
The Federal Communications Commission has drained its $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
Wednesday’s announcement of the final 25 funding applications for the program puts an end to a...
Federal officials are partnering with several health systems and telehealth companies to develop a nationwide telecritical care network, including a separate telemedicine platform for the Department of...
The nation’s primary accreditation body for telehealth programs is adding remote patient monitoring to the roster.
The Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) announced this week that...
Congress is ratcheting up the pressure on the federal government to explain when and how it will rule on extending telehealth access and coverage past the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter sent last...
While the COVID-19 emergency is forcing many small practices to rethink care management, one New Jersey medical group has developed a telehealth platform that just may offer a blueprint for sustainable...
The Federal Communications Commission has released what may be its next-to-last list of providers qualifying for funds from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.
The list – the 13th announcement...
A Michigan hospital is using mHealth sensors attached to a patient’s bed to remotely monitor vital signs, and executives see a future for the telehealth platform that goes beyond the success...
