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

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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

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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...

Teladoc-Livongo Deal Combines Telehealth With Chronic Care Management

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One of the nation’s largest telehealth companies is planting a significant stake in the chronic care management market. Teladoc Health has announced a merger with Livongo, a connected health...

New Initiative Aims to Apply Consumer mHealth to Pandemic Planning

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A new task force aims to shine the spotlight on the role that consumer-facing mHealth and telehealth technology can play in tackling pandemics. The Consumer Technology Association today announced the...

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

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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...

Lawmakers Look to Continue FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program

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Dozens of lawmakers are looking to revive the Federal Communications Commission’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which ran out of money earlier this month. A letter signed by more than 40 members...

CMS Proposes to Boost Telehealth Use in Home Dialysis Programs

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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 &...

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

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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...

Congress Continues to Press for Post-COVID-19 Telehealth Coverage

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The drumbeat for permanent telehealth coverage is growing louder, with yet another bill introduced in Congress and calling for expanded guidelines and more reimbursement. The Protecting Access to...

University of Miami Uses Telehealth to Remotely Treat Student-Athletes

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The University of Miami has launched a telehealth program to monitor the health of student-athletes, trainers and other athletic department staff, and may deploy the technology across the campus if...

mHealth Researchers Explore the Telehealth Value of a Tattoo

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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...

FCC Completes COVID-19 Telehealth Program Funding, Plans for Review

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The Federal Communications Commission has drained its $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Wednesday’s announcement of the final 25 funding applications for the program puts an end to a...

VA, DoD Launch National Telehealth Projects for Critical Care

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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...

URAC Expands its Telehealth Accreditation Portfolio With RPM Track

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The nation’s primary accreditation body for telehealth programs is adding remote patient monitoring to the roster. The Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) announced this week that...

A Small Medical Group Uses Telehealth to Redesign Care Management

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While the COVID-19 emergency is forcing many small practices to rethink care management, one New Jersey medical group has developed a telehealth platform that just may offer a blueprint for sustainable...

FCC Announces 13th Set of COVID-19 Telehealh Program Awards

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The Federal Communications Commission has released what may be its next-to-last list of providers qualifying for funds from the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The list – the 13th announcement...

mHealth Sensors Help Hospitals Monitor Vitals in In-Patient Units

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A Michigan hospital is using mHealth sensors attached to a patient’s bed to remotely monitor vital signs, and executives see a future for the telehealth platform that goes beyond the success...

Telecritical Care Expands Telehealth From the ICU to Where It’s Needed

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As healthcare providers launch telehealth programs to improve critical care management and coordination, they’re seeing value far beyond the ICU. Indeed, as the coronavirus pandemic taxes...

Rheumatology Group Issues Position Paper Supporting Telehealth Use

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The American College of Rheumatology is coming down on the side of telehealth, with a position paper that lists six values of connected care and points out two areas of concern. The organization was...

FCC Closes Applications for COVID-19 Telehealth Program Funding

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The Federal Communications Commission has stopped accepting applications for its COVID-19 Telehealth Program, and expects to use up the $200 million fund in July The news came alongside a report...

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