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Fitbit, Stanford Medicine Project Uses mHealth to Track College Athletes

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Stanford Medicine is partnering with Fitbit to study the value on mHealth wearables in identifying and tracking infectious disease like COVID-19 among college athletes. The connected health study,...

Congress Mulls Audio-Only Telehealth Coverage for MA, PACE Members

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A new bill before Congress aims to ensure Medicare coverage for audio-only telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic for Medicare Advantage and PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the...

Researchers Work on a Drone That Can Make Telehealth House Calls

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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are creating a drone that can make telehealth house calls. Still in development, the drone includes an audio-visual telemedicine platform and a waterproof...

COVID-19 Funds Help Kansas Health Centers Expand Telehealth Services

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The Community Care Network of Kansas is distributing more than 44,000 connected health devices to 18 community health centers around the state to help expand a telehealth program serving thousands of...

California Hospital Uses mHealth Platform to Automate Contact Tracing

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An mHealth platform that automates contact tracing is helping Methodist Hospital of Southern California reduce COVID-19 exposure, as well as boosting staff morale and restoring public faith in a...

Washington State Lawmakers Mull Audio-Only Telehealth Guidelines

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Washington state lawmakers are working on legislation that would set specific guidelines for use and coverage of audio-only telehealth platforms, such as the phone. HB 1196, sponsored by State Rep....

Cleveland Clinic Adding 2nd Mobile Unit to School Telehealth Program

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The Cleveland Clinic is launching a second mobile health vehicle equipped with telehealth and mHealth tools to help students in northeast Ohio access care at their schools. Using a $2 million donation...

NASA’s New mHealth Program Tracks Employee Health Through Wearables

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NASA is launching an mHealth program to help its employees – including astronauts – identify and treat illnesses like COVID-19 as quickly as possible. The organization is giving 1,000...

Mass. Health Systems Launch mHealth Programs to Support Preventive Health

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Two Massachusetts health systems are launching mHealth programs aimed at helping employees prevent or manage cardiometabolic diseases and kick the habit. UMass Memorial Health Care is partnering with...

RAND Telehealth Survey Finds Value in Including Audio-Only Phones

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The key to telehealth access for underserved populations may be the audio-only phone. And that could be a problem once the coronavirus pandemic is over. According to a RAND study of telehealth traffic...

Condition-Specific mHealth Devices Best In Chronic Care Management

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While connected health apps and devices are commonly used for chronic care management, condition-specific mHealth strategies are most effective, based on results from a new Health Union...

Apple, Biogen to Use mHealth Wearables to Identify Cognitive Impairment

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Apple is partnering with biotech company Biogen on a new research study that will test the value of mHealth wearables in detecting early signs of cognitive impairment. The multi-year study, to be...

New Bill Aims to Ensure Medicare Coverage for Audio-Only Telehealth Calls

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A new bill before Congress aims to expand Medicare coverage for audio-only phone calls in telehealth programs. The Permanency for Audio-Only Telehealth Act, introduced last week by US Reps. Jason...

Analyzing the Challenges and Benefits of an Inpatient Telehealth Platform

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A robust in-patient telehealth platform can save a health system millions of dollars, reduce workload stresses for care providers and, most importantly, improve care outcomes. That’s the...

NY Hospital Launching Remote Patient Monitoring Program Through Apple Watch

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A New York hospital is developing a telehealth platform that will enable care providers to manage orthopedic patients at home through the Apple Watch. The Hospital for Special Surgery (HHS), an...

Geisinger Tests mHealth Platform for Chronic Pain Treatment

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Health systems looking for an alternative to opioids are testing out mHealth and telehealth tools to help patients living with acute and chronic pain. The Geisinger Health System, for example, is...

mHealth Wearable Devices Effective in Post-Cardiac Surgery Care

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Wearable devices have shown to be extremely effective in monitoring high risk patients post heart surgery in a new study, pointing to the benefits of mHealth and remote patient monitoring. Atrial...

FDA OKs mHealth App, Platform for Detecting Traumatic Nightmares

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The US Food and Drug Administration has OK’d an innovative mHealth tool that can detect and help treat traumatic nightmares. Called Nightware, the product consists of an mHealth app and...

AMA Foundation Supports Telehealth Initiative in Chicago’s West Side

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The American Medical Association Foundation is donating $100,000 to a Chicago organization that uses telehealth to help underserved residents monitor hypertension. The donation to West Side United is...

Fitbit Launches COVID-19 mHealth Study With US Army, Northwell Health

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New York’s Northwell Health system will be giving several thousand Fitbits to employees as part of a telehealth study aimed at proving the value of mHealth wearables in detecting COVID-19. The...

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