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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10 Dec 2024
How research can guide efforts to close the digital divide
Research shows that the digital divide hinders digital healthcare access among Latino patients, highlighting the need for targeted solutions to tackle technology challenges. Continue Reading
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05 Dec 2024
Employing VR to provide neonatal resuscitation training
Despite some challenges, VR-based neonatal resuscitation training enhances realism and engagement and is well-received by healthcare providers. Continue Reading
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30 Dec 2021
NC Health System Launches New Digital Care Access Tools
Novant Health has unveiled virtual assistant and physician matcher tools that can connect healthcare consumers to clinical support and medical information. Continue Reading
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15 Dec 2021
Digital Interventions May Aid in Reducing Depression Symptoms
Participation in digital interventions such as online modules and lessons led to a reduction in depression symptoms as compared with no treatment at all, a new study shows. Continue Reading
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01 Nov 2021
mHealth App Improves Patient-Provider Communication During Pregnancy
An mHealth app from UPMC can help improve patient-provider communication about preeclampsia and low-dose aspirin use in pregnant people. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2021
Amazon Enhances Alexa for mHealth Platforms in Hospitals, Senior Homes
Amazon has beefed up Alexa's capabilities to help health systems and senior living facilities improve care management and coordination. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2021
Digital Therapeutics Stakes its Claim to the Fast Growing mHealth Marketplace
The Consumer Technology Association has unveiled standards for digital therapeutics, an emerging segment of the mHealth market that focuses on software products that either act as a medical intervention or guide the delivery of a medical intervention. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2021
DiMe, FDA, Amazon Eye Best Practices for Sensors in mHealth Devices
The Digital Medicine Society is spearheading a new program aimed at creating standards for sensors in mHealth devices, including those used in remote patient monitoring programs. Continue Reading
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20 Oct 2021
AtlantiCare Adapts to Consumer Healthcare With a Digital Directory
The New Jersey-based health system has upgraded its virtual front door to help consumers connect with care providers and other resources - including telehealth options and scheduling. Continue Reading
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11 Oct 2021
HHS Launches Spanish Version of mHealth App, Boosts Care Access for Latinos
The mHealth app will allow patients to ask questions, take notes during appointments, and view resources about their health in Spanish. Continue Reading
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24 Sep 2021
Biogen Joins UCLA's mHealth Project to Gather Cognitive Data From Devices
Biogen, Apple and UCLA are joining forces in a program that tracks data from mHealth devices like smartwatches and smartphones to identify depression and early signs of cognitive decline. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2021
Arizona Hospitals Use mHealth to Connect With Patients in the ED
Dignity Health's Arizona hospitals are using an mHealth platform that allows them to communicate with ED patients and their families, offering updates and other resources and reducing ED wait times and traffic. Continue Reading
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16 Sep 2021
FTC Emphasizes Security Standards for mHealth Apps, Devices
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a policy statement re-emphasizing that mHealth apps and devices must conform with the Health Breach Notification Rule. Continue Reading
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09 Sep 2021
Mount Sinai Launches New mHealth App for Patient Data Access
The health system is expanding its current patient portal to offer a new mHealth app to simplify and improve patient data access. Continue Reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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