Digital health apps
Digital health applications have proliferated across the healthcare landscape. These apps enhance patient-provider communication, remote patient monitoring, patient engagement, and personalized care. However, numerous barriers inhibit their use, including social determinants of health, such as digital health literacy.
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18 Sep 2024
New screening tool captures digital health readiness
The new screener measures patients' comfort and ability to use digital health tools, which can support personalized interventions to improve virtual healthcare access. Continue Reading
By- Anuja Vaidya, Senior Editor
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06 Sep 2024
Mobile health app alleviates anxiety among young adults
A recent study found that a mobile health app providing CBT significantly reduced anxiety in young adults, with high engagement and satisfaction across the study population. Continue Reading
By- Anuja Vaidya, Senior Editor
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03 Sep 2021
UC San Diego Health Takes Aim at Telehealth, mHealth Innovation
The health system has launched the Center for Health Innovation, which will use lessons learned from using telehealth and mHealth technology during the pandemic to develop and even commercialize new devices and platforms. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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24 Aug 2021
Research Questions Value of mHealth Apps for Chronic Kidney Disease
A Purdue University study found that only one of the 10 top mHealth apps for patients living with CKD allowed them to share data with their care provider, and only four personalized dietary advice based on the user's data. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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20 Aug 2021
New mHealth Study Uses VR to Address Senior Isolation
Senior communities in California and Massachusetts will be taking part in a federally funded mHealth study that will use virtual reality platforms to help seniors cope with isolation and loneliness. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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19 Aug 2021
mHealth App Improves Heart Attack Treatment, Care Coordination
The Mount Sinai Health System has launched a new mHealth app that seeks to improve care coordination and health outcomes for heart attack patients by facilitating physician communication and expediting treatment. Continue Reading
By- Victoria Bailey, Xtelligent
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11 Aug 2021
Virtual Care Platforms Are Becoming Less Complex, But More Complete
Buoyed by their popularity during the pandemic, connected health companies are adding new features onto virtual care platforms to allow more collaboration between patients and providers. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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28 Jul 2021
mHealth Data Collaborative Sets its Sights on Diversity and Equity
The Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community (DATAcc) wants to develop best practices so that mHealth and telehealth tools and programs are addressing 'equity in health, healthcare and health outcomes.' Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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26 Jul 2021
New Bill Aims to Launch Pilot Programs for Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring
A bill introduced last week by US Rep. David Schweikert would launch demonstration projects in Medicare, Medicaid and the VA for innovative new telehealth remote patient monitoring and digital therapeutic services. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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08 Jul 2021
Study: Addiction Treatment mHealth Apps Aren't Protecting Patient Data
An analysis of 10 of the most popular mHealth apps for opioid addiction treatment and recovery finds that few are putting enough effort into protecting a user's personal health information. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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08 Jul 2021
Congress Eyes Seniors' Access to mHealth Tools for Diabetes Care Management
Senators Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen have submitted a bill that aims to expand access to mHealth tools for seniors in need of diabetes care management. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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24 Jun 2021
PA Payer Supports Innovative Telehealth, Remote Patient Monitoring Programs
Independence Blue Cross is issuing grants to support the expansion of three Penn Medicine Programs that aim to improve patient care through remote patient monitoring and telehealth channels. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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21 Jun 2021
Banner Health Eyes Connected Health Strategy With Digital Health Formulary
The Arizona-based health system has launched a digital health program that allows providers to prescribe apps and services for remote patient monitoring and other platforms. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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17 Jun 2021
Study: mHealth Chatbots Fail to Meet Demands in Dementia Care
Researchers testing six mHealth apps with chatbot functions say the connected health platforms don't meet the requirements needed to help people living with dementia or their caregivers. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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04 Jun 2021
New mHealth Group Targets Data Security, Tackling the Digital Divide
The Digital Health Measurement Collaborative Community (DATAcc) looks to develop best practices for the use of mHealth data gathered outside the traditional healthcare setting. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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26 May 2021
3 Health Systems Join Project to Create Continuous mHealth COVID-19 Monitor
Intermountain Health, Rush University Medical Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center are joining the effort to create an mHealth wearable for remote patient monitoring programs. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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21 May 2021
Digital Duds: The mHealth Wearable Market Looks to Sensor-Embedded Clothing
mHealth wearables have often focused on watches, wristbands and jewelry. Now the spotlight is shining on sensor-embedded clothing that can help providers track movement and other health data. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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18 May 2021
$2M Army Project Aims to Create an mHealth Wearable to Diagnose Concussions
The Army-backed program to create the mHealth wearable includes researchers from West Point's Keller Army Hospital, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, as well as digital health company Oculogica. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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17 May 2021
Virtual Care Tool Provides Mental Health Support for Youths
A not-for-profit healthcare system has introduced a new virtual care tool that has the potential to help youths in need of behavioral health support. Continue Reading
By- Victoria Bailey, Xtelligent
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11 May 2021
New Study Shows mHealth Games Help Children With Autism - And Their Parents
The program coordinated by Magellan Health and Mightier, a spinoff from Boston Children's and Harvard medical School, finds that mHealth games boost behavioral health outcomes in kids and reduce stress in their parents. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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10 May 2021
CTA, ACC Partner on mHealth, Telehealth Standards in Cardiovascular Care
The Consumer Technology Association and American College of Cardiology are joining forces on a project to create best practices for mHealth and telehealth devices that target cardiovascular health. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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30 Apr 2021
AHIMA Launches mHealth Resource, Assessment Tool for Vendors
The American Health Information Management Association is giving providers a resource site for evaluating digital health tools, and giving mHealth vendors an opportunity to seek AHIMA certification. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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28 Apr 2021
UMass Memorial, Boston University Test Value of Music in mHealth Treatments
Two new pilot projects are examining whether an mHealth platform that combines sensors and music can help care providers tailor treatment for stroke survivors and those with Parkinson's and other chronic conditions. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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23 Apr 2021
UMass Research Focuses on Helping Seniors Play mHealth Games
An NIH-funded project at UMass-Amherst is studying how mHealth games can be used to help seniors with mild cognitive impairment improve their brain function. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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22 Apr 2021
HHS, FDA Backtrack From Plan to Deregulate mHealth Devices, Apps
The federal agencies are reversing course after a Trump administration proposal to end oversight of dozens of mHealth apps, devices and platforms drew strong opposition from within and outside government. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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16 Apr 2021
Telehealth Puts Truckers on the Path to Better Access, Health Outcomes
Truck drivers don't typically have a healthy lifestyle. But a Texas company that's using mHealth and telehealth to improve access to care and boost health outcomes could offer a model of care for the industry. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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14 Apr 2021
Canadian mHealth App Takes Aim at Preventing Deadly Drug Overdoses
A healthcare provider in Ontario is testing out an mHealth app that allows the user to activate an alarm after taking a drug, with the app automatically notifying emergency officials if the alarm isn't turned off. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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14 Apr 2021
Mayo Clinic Launches New Platform for Analyzing Data From mHealth Devices
The Remote Diagnostic and Management Platform (RDMP) is designed to collect data from mHealth devices used in remote patient monitoring and telehealth programs and apply AI tools for diagnosis and decision support. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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12 Apr 2021
Supreme Court Ruling May Help Providers With mHealth Messaging Strategies
A Supreme Court ruling involving Facebook has loosened the restrictions around autodialing, giving healthcare providers more leeway to use mHealth platforms for certain text messaging services. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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08 Apr 2021
UW Researchers Develop an mHealth Tool that Tracks Vital Signs With a Camera
Researchers at the University of Washington and Microsoft are working on an mHealth platform that uses the camera on a laptop or smartphone to capture a user's pulse and respiration rate. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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07 Apr 2021
Health Systems to Use mHealth to Help COVID-19 Patients With 'Brain Fog'
Three health systems will be testing an mHealth platform that uses video gaming concepts to help patients recovering from COVID-19 who are experiencing cognitive dysfunction. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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05 Apr 2021
mHealth Helps Compass Medical Get a Complete View of Patient Care
Medical groups like Massachusetts-based Compass Medical are using mHealth platforms to track every healthcare visit that triggers an electronic notification, opening the door to better care coordination and management. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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01 Apr 2021
Stanford Children's Uses mHealth to Keep Young Patients at Home
Cardiologists at Stanford Children's Health are using mHealth devices and telehealth platforms to monitor their young patients at home, rather than having the family travel several hours for an office visit. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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26 Mar 2021
Telehealth, mHealth Tools Smooth Out the Rough Edges for Transplant Patients
Telehealth platforms and mHealth apps are helping transplant patients and their care teams improve care coordination and management, leading to better life experiences and fewer office visits. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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23 Mar 2021
Boston Medical Center Launches mHealth App for MAT Providers
Boston Medical Center has developed an mHealth app that gives healthcare providers access to resources used in providing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) therapy to patients dealing with substance abuse. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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22 Mar 2021
mHealth App Improves Kidney Medication Adherence, Engagement
Medication adherence improved among chronic kidney disease patients who used an mHealth app that promoted patient engagement in medication review. Continue Reading
By- Hannah Nelson, Assistant Editor
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05 Mar 2021
Staffing, Funds Key for Tech to Boost Patient Experience
Technology plays a critical role in patient experience, but organizations need increased staff and financial support first, found Insights’ latest report. Continue Reading
By- Emily Sokol, MPH
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03 Mar 2021
California Hospital Uses mHealth Platform to Automate Contact Tracing
Methodist Hospital of Southern California is using an mHealth platform to track staff movements through their badges, improving monitoring for COVID-19 exposure and helping to restore patient confidence. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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23 Feb 2021
Health Systems Eye EHR-Based Telehealth Toolkit for IBD Treatment
Four health systems across the country are developing an EHR toolkit that would allow providers to use telehealth and mHealth tools to help treat patients living with inflammatory bowel disease. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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08 Feb 2021
New mHealth Study Gives Kids a Chance to Learn From Video Games
Magellan Healthcare and Mightier, an mHealth startup spun out of research at Boston Children's and Harvard Medical School, are launching a program aimed at using video games to help children living with behavioral health issues. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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03 Feb 2021
Mass. Health Systems Launch mHealth Programs to Support Preventive Health
UMass Memorial Health Care and Boston Medical Center are partnering with mHealth companies to launch connected health projects aimed at helping employees improve their health and wellness and kick the habit. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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29 Jan 2021
Global Study Using RPM, mHealth to Treat COVID-19 Patients at Home
Project Coromec, with roots in Arizona, aims to use mHealth wearables and apps, AI bots and a telehealth platform to identify and treat COVID-19 patients at home, before they become sick enough to need hospitalization. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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27 Jan 2021
New Project Trains mHealth on Medication Adherence for Transplant Patients
Johns Hopkins, the University of Virginia and the University of Miami will be testing a telehealth platform and mHealth app developed by emocha Health to help providers remotely monitor medication adherence in kidney and liver transplant patients. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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11 Jan 2021
Apple, Biogen to Use mHealth Wearables to Identify Cognitive Impairment
Researchers are launching a study to determine whether mHealth devices like the Apple Watch can detect signs of cognitive impairment early, so that care providers can create more effective care management and remote monitoring programs. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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30 Dec 2020
Arkansas Hospital Ditches mHealth App in Favor of Telehealth Platform
Baxter Regional Medical Center is discontinuing its urgent care mHealth app at the end of the year, after seeing patients and providers move toward a more comprehensive telehealth platform integrated with the EHR. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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21 Dec 2020
Kaiser to Offer Connected Health Apps as Patient Care Plans
Kaiser Permanente is integrating connected health digital therapeutics such as mental health apps into patient care plans at no cost to improve behavioral healthcare. Continue Reading
By- Hannah Nelson, Assistant Editor
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16 Dec 2020
Analyzing the Challenges and Benefits of an Inpatient Telehealth Platform
When COVID-19 hit, Yale New Haven Health launched an aggressive program to use more than 1,800 telehealth and mHealth devices to improve workflows and patient care. Here's what the health system learned. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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11 Dec 2020
Washington Health System Launches Text-Based Virtual Care Service
UW Medicine is partnering with 98point6 on the direct-to-consumer telehealth platform, which allows subscribers to connect with providers through an app and receive treatment via text message. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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09 Dec 2020
NY Hospital Launching Remote Patient Monitoring Program Through Apple Watch
The Hospital for Special Surgery is launching a telehealth program that will enable providers to monitor orthopedic patients at home before and after hospitalization through an mHealth app and the Apple Watch. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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09 Dec 2020
Google Unveils mHealth App, New Study on Respiratory Illnesses
Google has unveiled the Google Health Studies app, an mHealth platform aimed at gathering data from people with Android devices, and announced its first research study with Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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19 Nov 2020
Geisinger Tests mHealth Platform for Chronic Pain Treatment
The Pennsylvania health system is participating in a study that uses VR glasses and an mHealth platform to help patients manage acute and chronic pain at home. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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12 Nov 2020
UAB Launches mHealth Study to Boost Vaccine Acceptance Among Teens
UAB is launching a study aimed at using mHealth messaging to improve the vaccination rate in Alabama, where only one in five adolescents has received an HPV vaccine. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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11 Nov 2020
The Digital Therapeutics Alliance Looks to Push the Telehealth Envelope
In a new Healthcare Strategies podcast, DTA Executive Director Megan Coder explains what tools and technologies fall under the digital therapeutics umbrella - and how they're changing the way healthcare is delivered. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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10 Nov 2020
FDA OKs mHealth App, Platform for Detecting Traumatic Nightmares
The mHealth app, used on an Apple Watch, identifies symptoms of a nightmare through movement and heart rate, then vibrates to interrupt the nightmare but not wake the user. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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06 Nov 2020
Brigham and Women's Uses Telehealth to ID, Treat Provider Stress
The Boston hospital is using a telehealth platform in a pilot program that checks in with front-line healthcare workers on a daily basis and monitors them for signs of stress or anxiety. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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03 Nov 2020
MIT Researchers Use mHealth Tools to Identify COVID-19 in a Cough
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an mHealth tool that can reportedly identify evidence of COVID-19 in a person's cough, even if they're asymptomatic. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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29 Oct 2020
Fitbit Launches COVID-19 mHealth Study With US Army, Northwell Health
Fitbit is using a $2.5 million grant from the US Army to study how its mHealth wearables can detect early signs of COVID-19, and will be launching the study through New York's Northwell Health system. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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27 Oct 2020
New mHealth App Identifies Stroke Signs Through Speech, Facial Movements
Researchers at Penn State and Houston Methodist say the mHealth app, which uses AI technology, is as accurate in identifying stroke symptoms as an ER doctor using a CT scan. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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23 Oct 2020
ChristianaCare Designs its Own Telehealth Platform for Amazon Alexa
The Delaware health system is rolling out a telehealth service that allows patients at home to access personalized care management information through an mHealth app on Amazon Alexa. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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19 Oct 2020
ATA Launches New Resource for Evaluating mHealth Apps
The American Telemedicine Association is partnering with a UK-based digital health evaluator to launch a resource for providers, payers and others looking for guidance on quality-based mHealth apps. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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15 Oct 2020
Yale Studies 3 Different Telehealth, mHealth Tools for Cardiac Care
Yale University's Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator is launching a 6-month study on the value of three different connected health platforms for managing patients living with heart failure. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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07 Oct 2020
Telehealth, mHealth Featured in Projects and Studies Across the Country
Several pilot programs and new partnerships have been announced in recent days that feature telehealth and mHealth tools, including an expansion of the NIH's All of Us program to college campuses. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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24 Sep 2020
Study Finds Underserved Communities Are Receptive to mHealth Tools
A study launched by the Yale School of Medicine finds that underserved communities will use mHealth tools to gather data and participate in studies if those tools are well-designed and aided by community health outreach. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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22 Sep 2020
FDA Touts mHealth Expertise With Digital Health Center of Excellence
The new center aims to develop best practices and improve regulatory oversight of the fast-growing landscape of mHealth and telehealth tools, including wearables, apps and tech platforms that analyze medical products. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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17 Sep 2020
NIH Targets COVID-19 mHealth, Telehealth Projects With New Awards
Almost $23 million in federal funding is going to several mHealth and telehealth projects aimed at improving detection, care management and monitoring of people infected with the coronavirus. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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15 Sep 2020
FDA Clears ECG App for FitBit’s Wearable Technology
The ECG app built into Fitbit’s new wearable technology may help prevent AFib complications by allowing individuals to spot check for signs of AFib and review the reading with their doctor. Continue Reading
By- Samantha McGrail
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03 Sep 2020
Vanderbilt Study Proves Value of mHealth in Care Management, Engagement
A team of Vanderbilt researchers has found that carefully-crafted mHealth messages to patients living with diabetes can help them stay engaged with their care teams and improve care management. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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31 Aug 2020
Texas Hospital Using mHealth Wearables to Monitor Cardiac Patients at Home
The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center has launched a telehealth program that uses wearables to monitor patients at home for AFib and help develop home-based health and wellness programs for them. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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28 Aug 2020
Children's National Study Ties Telehealth to Better Antibiotic Stewardship
A new study finds that pediatric doctors using a telehealth platform with clinical decision support tools have a lower percentage of prescribing antibiotics when they're not needed. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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27 Aug 2020
Draft Guidelines Introduced to Protect Consumer Data on mHealth Platforms
The Draft Consumer Privacy Framework for Health Data aims to set standards for the collection, use and protection of health data on smartwatches, fitness bands, mHealth apps and other consumer-facing technology. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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26 Aug 2020
Can Telehealth Help Medical Practices Ditch the Waiting Room?
Faced with the need to improve patient satisfaction and reduce unnecessary delays in care, hospitals and medical practices are using telehealth and mHealth tools to create a virtual waiting room. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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25 Aug 2020
CTA, mHealth Companies Come Together to Promote Digital Therapeutics
The Consumer Technology Association has launched a new initiative aimed at highlighting the value of digital therapeutics, a platform that uses mHealth technology to assist and often replace office visits and medication. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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19 Aug 2020
Fitbit Study Uses mHealth Wearables to Detect COVID-19 Symptoms
Early results from a study of more than 100,000 Fitbit users show that the mHealth wearable and an accompanying telehealth platform can help identify signs of COVID-19, sometimes before the person feels any symptoms. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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17 Aug 2020
Researchers Use mHealth to Track, Assess Parkinson's Movements
A new study led by IBM and Phizer found that an mHealth platform used to track and assess movement by people living with Parkinson's could be used to rate the severity of their tremors and aid in care management. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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10 Aug 2020
Seattle Children's Scales Out its PRISM Connected Health Platform
After a 2-year pilot program, Seattle Children's is expanding its mHealth app and telehealth platform to help more young patients and their families learn how to cope with a serious illness. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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07 Aug 2020
UCLA, Apple to Use mHealth, Telehealth Tools to Tackle Depression
UCLA and Apple are partnering on a three-year study to analyze the root causes of depression, and will be using mHealth tools and a telehealth platform to remotely monitor participants at home. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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27 Jul 2020
New Initiative Aims to Apply Consumer mHealth to Pandemic Planning
The CTA's new Public Health Tech Initiative will study how consumer-facing mHealth and telehealth platforms can be used to shape the detection of and response to future public health emergencies, like a pandemic. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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24 Jul 2020
Expanding the mHealth Platform to Address More Than Just Healthcare
Pushed by the COVID-19 crisis, health plans like New York's Healthfirst are beefing up their telehealth and mHealth platforms to address a wide variety of member needs - including food. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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16 Jul 2020
For Senior Facilities, an mHealth Platform is a Good First Step to Telehealth
Indiana-based CarDon & Associates launched an mHealth messaging platform in January, and is seeing improved care management and coordination as a result. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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14 Jul 2020
mHealth Researchers Explore the Telehealth Value of a Tattoo
Researchers at the University of Missouri are developing a tattoo than can be drawn onto paper and attached to a patient, collecting biometric data for use in a wide variety of telehealth programs. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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25 Jun 2020
Chicago Health System Uses mHealth to Monitor Staff, Patients for COVID-19
The University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System has launched a telehealth program using an mHealth wearable to remotely monitor staff and patients at high risk of being infected by the coronavirus. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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23 Jun 2020
Healthcare Taps into mHealth Lexicon with 'Conversational Agents'
The American Telemedicine Association's virtual conference kicked off this week with a panel session on the value of chatbots and voice-activated technology in improving both the provider and patient experience. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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22 Jun 2020
Sony Survey Shows Support for Doctors Prescribing mHealth Devices
The survey finds that patients living with a chronic condition would do better if they had an mHealth device to manage their health at home - but they want those devices to come from their doctor. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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17 Jun 2020
VA Sees a Surge in Veterans Using Telehealth to Access Healthcare
Due to the COVID-19 emergency, veterans are logging onto the VA Video Connect app more than 120,000 times a week to access care, a 1,000 percent increase in traffic compared to a typical three-month span. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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16 Jun 2020
mHealth Platforms for Chronic Care Get the Green Light From the FDA
Digital therapeutic tools are in the spotlight this week, thanks to the FDA's approval of an mHealth platform for treatment of children with ADHD and Breakthrough Device Designation for a stroke treatment combining sensors and music therapy. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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09 Jun 2020
mHealth Group Finds Common Ground for Measuring Steps, Now Targets Gait
The Open Wearables Initiative has released its first open-source software and dataset, designed to help mHealth and telehealth programs measuring step counts, and is now setting its sights on gait measurement. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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05 Jun 2020
New mHealth Study Uses Wearables to Identify COVID-19 Symptoms Early
Evidation Health is working with the Health and Human Services Department on a study aimed at using mHealth data to identify people who have been infected with the coronavirus as early as possible. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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28 May 2020
New COVID-19 Stroke Guidelines Stress Support for Telehealth, mHealth
New guidelines for stroke triage published in the AHA's Stroke journal call on first responders to use telehealth and mHealth to screen and diagnose patients and ensure speedy transport to the right care facility. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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22 May 2020
Purdue Project Uses an mHealth App to Measure Blood Hemoglobin
Researchers are developing an mHealth app that would allow providers to measure a patient's blood hemoglobin levels from a smartphone photograph of the inner eyelid. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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06 May 2020
Tennessee Uses mHealth to Improve Care Management for Medicaid Members
TennCare is launching an mHealth program targeting care management and medication adherence in Medicaid members being treated for Hepatitis C. The platform also addresses access issues brought about by the COVID-19 crisis. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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05 May 2020
Researchers Create mHealth Patch to Monitor COVID-19 Patients at Home
Developed at Northwestern University, the mHealth patch attaches to the base of the throat and monitors throat movement and breathing, as well as heart rate and temperature. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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29 Apr 2020
Stanford's mHealth Project Targets Heart Health in Underserved Populations
Stanford Medicine is launching a new study to determine if mHealth wearables can help with cardiovascular care management in blacks, Hispanics and drivers in ridesharing programs. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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28 Apr 2020
A NYC Telemental Health Clinic Uses mHealth to Gain New Insights Into Care
Soho MD, a Manhattan-based virtual care practice focusing on teletherapy and telepsychiatry, is using an mHealth wearable to track heart rate and breathing patterns from patients dealing with anxiety and depression. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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22 Apr 2020
mHealth Study to Test Cardiac Effects of Potential COVID-19 Treatment
A French study will use a smartwatch and mHealth platform to monitor ECG data from COVID-19 patients being treated with hydroxychloroquine, a potential therapy for the Coronavirus but one that may have serious side effects. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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21 Apr 2020
FDA Eases Guidelines for New mHealth, Telemental Health Treatments
The US Food and Drug Administration is easing pre-market certification requirements for new mHealth apps and telehealth tools designed to help patients and providers access mental health resources during the COVID-19 emergency. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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16 Apr 2020
OSF HealthCare Uses Telehealth, RPM to Treat COVID-19 Patients at Home
The Illinois health system's Pandemic Health Worker (PHW) program uses a remote patient monitoring platform and telehealth tools to manage and treat high-risk and infected patients at home. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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16 Apr 2020
Mount Sinai Unveils mHealth Resource for Nurses Treating COVID-19 Patients
The New York Health system has partnered with Sana Labs to launch Project Florence, an mHealth tool that offers front line nurses a personalized resource for treating patients infected with the virus. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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14 Apr 2020
SRTI, Stanford Health Launch mHealth Consortium for COVID-19 Research
Stanford Health and the Scripps Research Translational Institute are partnering with Fitbit to aggregate data from mHealth programs that are studying how wearables can be used to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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10 Apr 2020
DEA Gives Providers Leeway to Use Telehealth for Substance Abuse Care
Care providers now have more freedom to use telehealth and mHealth in substance abuse treatments, enabling patients to access needed services while at home during the Coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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05 Apr 2020
California Relaxes the Rules for mHealth, Telehealth Video Chats
Mirroring the federal government's action on HIPAA guidelines for mHealth and telehealth, Gov. Gavin Newsom has relaxed state enforcement to help care providers who are using the technology in good faith during the Coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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03 Apr 2020
ATA, CTA Unveil Online Database of Telehealth, mHealth Services
The American Telemedicine Association and Consumer Technology Association have launched an online database for providers and consumers looking for telehealth and mHealth solutions to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund
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31 Mar 2020
mHealth Project to Crowdsource Consumer Data for Coronavirus Research
UCSF researchers are deploying an mHealth app to gather information on daily health habits. They're hoping to gain insight on how behaviors might affect the course of the virus or outcomes in those who are infected. Continue Reading
By- Eric Wicklund