Telemedicine Technologies

Purdue Researchers Use an mHealth Wearable to Improve Wound Care

by Eric Wicklund

Engineers at Purdue University have developed an mHealth wearable that uses ozone to improve wound care at home. The connected health platform consists of a disposable, gas-permeable patch that covers...

CMS Eyes Expanded Coverage for Innovative Telemedicine Devices

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials are proposing to expand Medicare coverage for new telemedicine and mHealth technologies classified as “breakthrough medical devices.” The Centers for Medicare &...

Texas Hospital Using mHealth Wearables to Monitor Cardiac Patients at Home

by Eric Wicklund

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...

Draft Guidelines Introduced to Protect Consumer Data on mHealth Platforms

by Eric Wicklund

Two digital health organizations have joined forces to develop guidelines to protect health information gathered by consumer-facing mHealth devices. The Draft Consumer Privacy Framework for Health...

CTA, mHealth Companies Come Together to Promote Digital Therapeutics

by Eric Wicklund

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...

Feds Urged to Include TV White Spaces in Telehealth Expansion Plans

by Eric Wicklund

Amid the calls for expanded telehealth coverage beyond the coronavirus pandemic, one group is pressing federal officials to boost wireless broadband connectivity to give remote patient monitoring...

Telehealth Kiosks Give Homeless Veterans a Link to Healthcare, Other Services

by Eric Wicklund

A non-profit that targets veteran homelessness is using telehealth to expand access to mental health and other services. Soldier On, which was launched in 1994 in Pittsfield, MA and now serves...

Researchers Use mHealth to Track, Assess Parkinson’s Movements

by Eric Wicklund

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...

AHA Study Ties Telehealth Program to Reduced Infant Mortality Rate

by Eric Wicklund

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...

Nebraska OKs Reimbursement for Asynchronous Telehealth in Dermatology

by Eric Wicklund

Nebraska lawmakers have approved legislation requiring payers in the state to cover telehealth services provided by a dermatologist on an asynchronous (store-and-forward) platform. LB 760, signed into...

UCLA, Apple to Use mHealth, Telehealth Tools to Tackle Depression

by Eric Wicklund

UCLA is launching a three-year study, using telehealth and mHealth tools, that aims to give healthcare providers a better handle on how to diagnose and treat depression. Researchers at the university,...

NorthShore UHS Plans Telehealth Program to Monitor Discharged Patients

by Eric Wicklund

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...

NY-NJ Hospitals to Use Smart Clothes in COVID-19 Telehealth Program

by Eric Wicklund

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...

CMS Proposes to Boost Telehealth Use in Home Dialysis Programs

by Eric Wicklund

Federal officials are throwing support behind telehealth and mHealth platform that would help providers extend dialysis treatment to the home. Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare &...

NCI Grants Help Cancer Care Centers Study Telehealth Effectiveness

by Eric Wicklund

Three prominent cancer care centers have been awarded grants from the National Cancer Institute to examine how telehealth has helped improve care management and coordination during the coronavirus...

Banner Health’s New Telemedicine Platform Enables In-Patient Monitoring

by Eric Wicklund

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...

For Senior Facilities, an mHealth Platform is a Good First Step to Telehealth

by Eric Wicklund

For senior living facilities eyeing telehealth to improve care and staff workloads, an mHealth messaging platform may be the best place to start. CarDon & Associates, which operates 20 senior...

mHealth Researchers Explore the Telehealth Value of a Tattoo

by Eric Wicklund

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...

VA, DoD Launch National Telehealth Projects for Critical Care

by Eric Wicklund

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...

Community Broadband Programs Bring Telehealth to Underserved Populations

by Eric Wicklund

The key to telehealth expansion in underserved communities, says Craig Settles, may very well be the development of community broadband programs. Settles, a broadband and telehealth consultant, says...

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