Telehealth Tools

Biogen Joins UCLA’s mHealth Project to Gather Cognitive Data From Devices

by Eric Wicklund

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...

University Developing Telehealth Hub to Tackle Racial Health Disparities

by Victoria Bailey

Jackson State University’s College of Health Sciences is using a $700,000 grant to launch a Digital Telehealth Hub (DTH) that aims to address racial health disparities. The resource aims to...

UC San Diego Health Takes Aim at Telehealth, mHealth Innovation

by Eric Wicklund

The University of California at San Diego Health System is joining the growing ranks of health systems seeking to develop and in many cases commercialize innovative telehealth and mHealth devices and...

Virtual Platform Offers Free Telehealth Services During Hurricane Ida

by Victoria Bailey

A virtual care company is offering free telehealth services to residents and first responders who are impacted by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana and Mississippi. The hurricane has brought intense winds...

Nonprofit Receives Funds to Continue Offering Telehealth Services

by Victoria Bailey

The Georgia-based nonprofit Global Partnership for Telehealth (GPT) will continue its role as the Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center (SETRC), offering resources to providers and organizations that...

Examining the Benefits and Challenges of Audio-Only Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

With the pandemic limiting access to in-person healthcare, audio-only telehealth has surfaced as a popular platform for care delivery. But it’s not good for all (or even many) services, and...

Study: Addiction Treatment mHealth Apps Aren’t Protecting Patient Data

by Eric Wicklund

An analysis of 10 popular mHealth apps for opioid addiction treatment and recovery finds very few safeguards in place for the protection of personal health information. Conducted by the ExpressVPN...

Congress Eyes Seniors’ Access to mHealth Tools for Diabetes Care Management

by Eric Wicklund

A pair of Senators has re-introduced proposed legislation aimed at give seniors better access to mHealth and telehealth tools for diabetes care management. The Improving Medicare Beneficiary Access to...

PA Payer Supports Innovative Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring Programs

by Eric Wicklund

Independence Blue Cross is issuing grants to support the expansion of remote patient monitoring and telehealth programs developed by Penn Medicine. The Philadelphia-based payer is funding three...

Congress to Debate Medicare Coverage for Audio-Only Telehealth Services

by Eric Wicklund

The debate over whether to allow Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services is now before Congress. US Reps. Jason Smith (R-MO) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) this week introduced the Permanency...

3 Health Systems Join Project to Create Continuous mHealth COVID-19 Monitor

by Eric Wicklund

Three health systems are joining a federally-funded project aimed at developing an mHealth platform that can continuously track COVID-19 patients at home and notify care providers the moment their...

AI Toilet Tool Offers Remote Patient Monitoring for Gastrointestinal Health

by Victoria Bailey

Researchers at Duke University are developing an artificial intelligence tool for toilets that would help providers improve care management for patients with gastrointestinal issues through remote...

Digital Duds: The mHealth Wearable Market Looks to Sensor-Embedded Clothing

by Eric Wicklund

The mHealth wearables industry has long been focused on activity bands and watches, even jewelry and smartglasses. Often overlooked is the concept of sensor-embedded clothing, but that form factor is...

$2M Army Project Aims to Create an mHealth Wearable to Diagnose Concussions

by Eric Wicklund

The US Army is investing $2 million in a project to develop an mHealth wearable that can identify concussions. The US Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) is issuing the grant to...

Chekhov and a Checkup: Delaware Libraries Introduce Telehealth Kiosks

by Eric Wicklund

Three libraries in Delaware have recently installed telehealth kiosks, part of an innovative project aimed at improving access to community health resources. The libraries, in Seaford, Milford and...

CTA, ACC Partner on mHealth, Telehealth Standards in Cardiovascular Care

by Eric Wicklund

The American College of Cardiology is partnering with the Consumer Technology Association to help providers get a handle on the fast-growing field of mHealth and telehealth devices for cardiovascular...

Washington State Passes Legislation Supporting Audio-Only Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed legislation requiring payers to cover certain audio-only telehealth services. The passage of HB 1196 puts the state at the forefront of debate over whether a...

AHIMA Launches mHealth Resource, Assessment Tool for Vendors

by Eric Wicklund

The American Health Information Management Association is jumping on the mHealth bandwagon with a resource site and assessment standards for digital health companies. Working with Moxe, a clinical...

UMass Memorial, Boston University Test Value of Music in mHealth Treatments

by Eric Wicklund

An mHealth platform that incorporates music into treatment is being tested with patients who are looking to restore function affected by a stroke. UMass Memorial Healthcare announced today that it is...

UMass Research Focuses on Helping Seniors Play mHealth Games

by Eric Wicklund

A University of Massachusetts researcher is studying whether mHealth games can help seniors living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Sunghoon Ivan Lee, an assistant professor in the College of...

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