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Text-based virtual care program did not improve post-discharge outcomes

April 19, 2024 - A program that provided automated text messaging with escalation to clinical care, if needed, was not successful in reducing acute care revisits in the 30 days post-hospital discharge, according to a recent study. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study assessed a post-discharge outreach program that aimed to support patients after hospital...

Initiating Telehealth Visits Through Text Messaging Benefits Patients

June 03, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

To reduce the amount of time spent in a virtual waiting room, researchers from the University of California San Diego conducted a pilot that used text messaging to provide patients with a meeting link...

Remote Monitoring Via Text Linked to Fewer COVID-19 Deaths

November 19, 2021 by Anuja Vaidya

An automated texting program helped Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine lower the risk of death for COVID-19 patients who quarantined at home, according to a new study. As the novel coronavirus surged in...

Supreme Court Ruling May Help Providers With mHealth Messaging Strategies

April 12, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

A recent Supreme Court ruling gives healthcare providers a little more freedom to send automated text messages to patients. The court earlier this month sided with Facebook in a case involving the...

Vanderbilt Study Proves Value of mHealth in Care Management, Engagement

September 03, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

A new study out of Vanderbilt University finds that mHealth messages can not only help care providers maintain engagement with chronic care patients, but maintain a high level of engagement over a...

Regence Emphasizes Quick Access With New DTC Telehealth Service

February 12, 2020 by Eric Wicklund

Regence is putting a new spin on direct-to-consumer telehealth with a service that promises members access to a doctor within seconds. The Oregon-based payer with more than 3 million members in...