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FCC Unveils More Telehealth Awards, New 5G Fund for Rural America

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission has announced a third group of healthcare providers to receive funding from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. In the past week, the FCC has awarded $9.5 million...

mHealth Study to Test Cardiac Effects of Potential COVID-19 Treatment

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth study being launched in France will use an mHealth wearable to monitor cardiac activity in COVID-19 patients being treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, a drug therapy eyes as a...

Carr Details FCC’s Efforts to Expand Telehealth, mHealth Networks

by Eric Wicklund

Some $200 million is available right now to help healthcare providers launch or expand telehealth programs during the Coronavirus pandemic, and another $100 million is set aside to expand connected...

FCC Rewards 5 More Health Systems With COVID-19 Telehealth Program Funding

by Eric Wicklund

Five more health systems have qualified for funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program. As with the first group of health systems announced last week,...

FDA Eases Guidelines for New mHealth, Telemental Health Treatments

by Eric Wicklund

With the Coronavirus pandemic putting a strain on the mental health of both patients and providers, federal officials are easing up on regulations for mHealth and apps and telehealth services to push...

6 Health Systems Receive Funding From FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program

by Eric Wicklund

Six health systems across the US will receive funding from the Federal Communications Commission’s new COVID-19 Telehealth Program to expand their connected health platforms to tackle the ongoing...

OSF HealthCare Uses Telehealth, RPM to Treat COVID-19 Patients at Home

by Eric Wicklund

OSF HealthCare has launched a state-based telehealth program that uses remote patient monitoring concepts to triage and treat Coronavirus patients in their homes. The Illinois-based, 14-hospital...

Mount Sinai Unveils mHealth Resource for Nurses Treating COVID-19 Patients

by Eric Wicklund

The Mount Sinai Health System has unveiled an mHealth resource to help nurses who are treating COVID-19 patients. The New York-based health system is partnering with Sana Labs and the New York Academy...

SRTI, Stanford Health Launch mHealth Consortium for COVID-19 Research

by Eric Wicklund

Two mHealth research projects aimed at examining the value of wearables in tracking and treating people with infectious diseases like the Coronavirus are pooling their resources. The Scripps Research...

Coronavirus Grant Gives Massachusetts FQHCs a Chance to Embrace Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

A network of Massachusetts-based federally qualified health centers is using a million-dollar grant to expand its telehealth programs – not only to meet the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic...

DEA Gives Providers Leeway to Use Telehealth for Substance Abuse Care

by Eric Wicklund

With the Coronavirus pandemic limiting in-person treatment, healthcare providers are using telehealth to ensure patients dealing with substance abuse issues have access to care. (For more coronavirus...

Lawmakers Ask CMS to Expand mHealth Coverage for Mental Health Services

by Eric Wicklund

A group of lawmakers is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to expand mHealth access to mental health services by allowing people to connect by phone. In a letter to Health and...

FCC Releases Guidance for New $200M COVID-19 Telehealth Program

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission has released guidance for healthcare providers applying for funding from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The $200 million program, borne out of the Coronavirus...

HHS Sends $1.3B to Health Centers for Telehealth, Other Improvements

by Eric Wicklund

Almost 1,400 health centers have been awarded funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration to expand telehealth and mHealth programs and other resources to deal with the ongoing...

Can Telehealth Help Small Medical Practices Survive the Coronavirus?

by Eric Wicklund

Independent medical practices are turning to telehealth in record numbers to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic, and many may need connected health to stay afloat once the emergency passes. A survey of...

California Relaxes the Rules for mHealth, Telehealth Video Chats

by Eric Wicklund

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is relaxing state rules to allow healthcare providers to use telehealth and mHealth tools like Skype and FaceTime without risk of penalty. Mirroring a waiver handed down...

ATA, CTA Unveil Online Database of Telehealth, mHealth Services

by Eric Wicklund

The American Telemedicine Association and Consumer Technology Association have partnered to create an online database of telehealth and mHealth platforms and tools. The Digital Health Care Directory...

Maryland Adds Asynchronous Telehealth to Pandemic Treatment Toolbox

by Eric Wicklund

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has issued an executive order allowing healthcare providers in the state to use asynchronous telehealth platforms to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. “As our state...

mHealth Project to Crowdsource Consumer Data for Coronavirus Research

by Eric Wicklund

mHealth researchers are using smartphones to crowdsource Coronavirus research. The University of California at San Francisco has launched COVID-19 Citizen Science (CCS), a project aimed at gathering...

FCC Unveils COVID-19 Telehealth Program, Updates Connected Care Pilot

by Eric Wicklund

The Federal Communications Commission is launching a new telehealth program aimed at using $200 million in new federal funding to improve broadband connectivity for connected health services. FCC...

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