Michigan Lawmakers Look to Expand RPM, Store-and-Forward Telehealth
Michigan lawmakers are moving forward with a series of bills aimed at expanding telehealth in the state, including mandating Medicaid coverage for services delivered to the home and school and more...TRICARE Cuts Telehealth Co-pays, OKs Phone Calls During COVID-19 Crisis
Prompted by concerns from two senators, the US military’s health care program is eliminating co-payments for telehealth services and providing coverage for audio-only phone services. The...Intermountain Included in Latest FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program Awards
Thirty-three more healthcare providers have qualified for funding under the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The program, which aims to help providers launch or...Lessons Learned from Ebola Help UVA’s Telehealth Center Take on COVID-19
The University of Virginia Health System is applying lessons learned during the Ebola crisis to advocate for telehealth expansion during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and beyond. Telemedicine...Defense Dept. to Use mHealth Wearables to Test COVID-19 Treatments
The US Department of Defense is launching a massive project aimed at using mHealth wearables to identify new treatments for people infected with the Coronavirus. The DoD is working with physIQ, a...Tennessee Uses mHealth to Improve Care Management for Medicaid Members
Tennessee’s Medicaid program will be using an mHealth sensor to measure medication adherence among members undergoing Hepatitis C treatment. TennCare is partnering with Proteus Digital Health on...Researchers Create mHealth Patch to Monitor COVID-19 Patients at Home
Researchers in Chicago are working on an mHealth wearable that will help providers monitor COVID-19 patients at home. The patch, developed by Northwestern University and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab,...Oklahoma Launches Telemedicine Platform for Rural COVID-19 Guidance
Oklahoma has launched a telemedicine program to help rural providers get a better understanding of how to treat patients during the Coronavirus pandemic. Prompted by Governor Kevin Stitt’s March...Stanford’s mHealth Project Targets Heart Health in Underserved Populations
Stanford Medicine will soon be launching a new program that aism to determine whether mHealth wearables can be used to manage cardiovascular health in underserved populations. Armed with a $2.5...With FCC Funding, ChristianaCare Pushes Telehealth, RPM to Patient Homes
A Delaware health system is using federal funding to expand telehealth and remote patient monitoring programs during the Coronavirus pandemic. ChristianaCare was one of the first healthcare providers...FCC Asked to Include Dentists in COVID-19 Telehealth Program
With dentists struggling to stay afloat during the Coronavirus pandemic, the American Dental Association is calling on the federal government to support practices using telehealth. In an April 27...A NYC Telemental Health Clinic Uses mHealth to Gain New Insights Into Care
With the Coronavirus pandemic severely curtailing in-person care, a Manhattan-based mental health clinic is getting the most out of its virtual care platform. Now they’re complementing their...Sponsored Article
