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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16 Jan 2025
Using a virtual triage platform to boost patient access
Community Health Network partnered with DexCare to simplify patient access, improving appointment booking and patient experience through a virtual triage platform. Continue Reading
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15 Jan 2025
Older adults' digital health use varies by race, other factors
New research reveals that older adults use various digital health tools, including patient portals and telehealth platforms, but demographic factors shape utilization. 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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29 Mar 2020
VA Shifts More Services to Telehealth, mHealth to Combat the Coronavirus
In an action plan released last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced its intention to ramp up telehealth and mHealth services to improve access to care for veterans and meet the expected surge in infected patients. Continue Reading
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27 Mar 2020
Using Telehealth in a Pandemic: Focus on Flexibility, Scalability
Executives from three different health systems talk about how they've used telehealth to meet the demands created by the Coronavirus pandemic - and how those services are laying the groundwork for 'the new normal.' Continue Reading
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25 Mar 2020
Scripps Turns to mHealth Wearables to Help Plot Coronavirus Growth
The Scripps Research Translational Institute is launching a study to determine whether mHealth wearables can be used to chart the emergence and growth of viral outbreaks like the Coronavirus. Continue Reading
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23 Mar 2020
MD City Integrates Telehealth With Smart City Hub to Monitor Coronavirus
Seat Pleasant is partnering with Amazon, Sprint and others to launch a $200 million telehealth network that will help residents access health resources and connect with care providers during the Coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading
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21 Mar 2020
OCR Gives Providers More Leeway to Use mHealth, Telehealth Tools
Last week's announcements by the Office for Civil Rights give providers the leeway to use video platforms like Skype, FaceTime and Google Hangouts to treat patients, as long as they adhere to certain guidelines. Continue Reading
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13 Mar 2020
AI-Powered Smartphone App Offers Coronavirus Risk Assessment
A smartphone app powered by AI will perform at-home risk assessments to direct patients with COVID-19 symptoms to a definitive testing facility. Continue Reading
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12 Mar 2020
Wearables, Smartphones Equally Enhance Remote Patient Monitoring
Although wearables are growing in adoption, experts believe that both wearables and smartphones are a scalable approach for remote patient monitoring. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2020
New mHealth Wearable Sensor Boosts Flexibility, Durability
Researchers utilized 3D printing to enhance mHealth wearable flexibility and durability to fit all users, provide comfort, and boost overall quality of care. Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2020
Coronavirus Scare Gives Telehealth an Opening to Redefine Healthcare
With the coronavirus threatening to become a pandemic, health systems and telehealth vendors see this as an opportunity to bring connected health to the forefront - and reshape the future of healthcare. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2020
DEA Proposes New mHealth Rule for Substance Abuse Treatment
A proposed rule change would allow providers to use mHealth tools more freely in substance abuse treatment programs, but it isn't the rule that telehealth advocates have been anticipating. Continue Reading
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03 Mar 2020
Congressman Wants Medicare to Cover Telehealth for Chronic Pain Relief
A bill submitted by US Rep. Robert Latta seeks Medicare coverage for telehealth appointments for rural and remote residents seeking mHealth treatment for chronic pain relief. Continue Reading
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03 Mar 2020
Amazon Adds Drug Information to its mHealth Platform for Alexa
An mHealth partnership with First DataBank will give Alexa users - and their care providers - access to a wealth of drug information designed to improve medication management and adherence at home. Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2020
Smart Bandage Research Uses mHealth to Improve Wound Healing, Care
Researchers are working on a smart bandage that would use a combination of mHealth, telehealth, AI and regenerative medicine to improve wound healing and care management. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2020
As Epidemic Fears Mount, CMS Asked to Loosen Reins on Telehealth
Connected health advocates are asking CMS to loosen restrictions on Medicare reimbursement for telehealth during a public emergency, so that providers can prepare for a potential COVID-19 outbreak. Continue Reading
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25 Feb 2020
Apple, J&J Launch New mHealth Study Targeting Wearables and AFib
The Heartline Study will use the Apple Watch and an mHealth platform to test whether the wearable can accurately detect and help treat atrial fibrillation in seniors, thus reducing the risk of stroke. Continue Reading
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25 Feb 2020
mHealth Tools Show Promise in Helping to Treat Children With ADHD
A study led by researchers at Duke University has found that an mHealth platform using gaming techniques can help children with ADHD improve their attention. Continue Reading
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21 Feb 2020
West Virginia Payer Adds mHealth Tools to Substance Abuse Treatment
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is giving its 325,000+ members in West Virginia access to a substance abuse treatment program that includes mHealth tools. Continue Reading
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20 Feb 2020
New Clinics Use Telehealth to Bring VR Treatments to the Patient's Home
This March, payers and care providers in eight states and the District of Columbia will be able to prescribe VR therapy through a telehealth clinic, giving patients the chance to receive treatment at home. Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2020
Can an mHealth Wearable Help College Students Deal With Stress?
Texas A&M University researchers are testing an mHealth platform that can synch with an off-the-shelf smartwatch to help college students identify when they're stressed and give them on-demand access to resources. Continue Reading
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19 Feb 2020
DC Medicaid Program Gives Moms-to-Be Access to mHealth, Remote Monitoring
Amerigroup DC is partnering with Babyscripts to give expectant moms in DC-area hospitals mHealth access to prenatal education and resources, as well as care coordination and remote patient monitoring services. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2020
New Project Eyes an Open Platform for Data From mHealth Wearables
The Open Wearables Initiative (OWEAR) is seeking mHealth software and datasets from wearable sensors and other connected health technologies to create a platform where care providers and researchers can share insights and algorithms. Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2020
Regence Emphasizes Quick Access With New DTC Telehealth Service
Regence has launched a telehealth platform that promises members access to a doctor within seconds. It's part of a new wave of connected health platforms that puts the emphasis on triage. Continue Reading
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12 Feb 2020
New Study Cites Caregivers' Desire for mHealth, Telehealth Support
A new report finds that caregivers are looking for mHealth and telehealth tools to help them care for loved ones at home - and their bosses could help them find and use the right technology. Continue Reading
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05 Feb 2020
Personalized mHealth Tools Help Providers Improve Care Management
mHealth tools like virtual assistants and connected health devices are giving care providers more insight into their patients' daily lives and enabling them to create better care management plans. Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2020
Study Sees Success in Using mHealth to Help People With Eating Disorders
Researchers at New York's Mount Sinai health system say an mHealth app helped people living with a variety of eating disorders manage their health, reduce adverse clinical outcomes and move toward remission for at least a year. Continue Reading
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29 Jan 2020
UCSF Business Accelerator Studying Digital Therapeutics, Virtual Reality
UCSF's S.O.L.V.E Health Tech is partnering with AppliedVR to analyze how virtual reality and other digital therapeutic platforms can be used to access to care for underserved populations. Continue Reading
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28 Jan 2020
Colorado Hospice Uses Telehealth Platform to Improve Palliative Care
TRU Community Care is launching a telehealth service that includes virtual visits and remote patient monitoring to improve care management for hospice patients and their care providers. Continue Reading
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23 Jan 2020
Under Armour Quietly Shelves its Consumer mHealth Wearables Platform
The sports apparel company was part of the mHealth wearables boom roughly five years ago, but has now shuttered its mHealth app and shelved a product line that included activity bands and a smart scale. Continue Reading
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22 Jan 2020
Payers Are Embracing All-Inclusive mHealth, Telehealth Platforms
Humana's new partnership with Validic is the latest example of an insurer creating an mHealth platform that embraces not just Apple Watches and Fitbits, but a wide variety of connected health devices and services. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2020
Scripps Researchers Use mHealth Wearables to Track Flu Outbreaks
The study used data from Fitbit users over two years to determine who was experiencing a flu-like illness. It shows that mHealth wearables could be used to identify and possibly even anticipate viral outbreaks. Continue Reading
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15 Jan 2020
mHealth App Study Notes Lack of Resources, Care Provider Support
A study of more than 370 consumer-facing mHealth apps for people living with Type 2 diabetes finds that few give users what they need to manage oncoming episodes of hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia. Continue Reading
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14 Jan 2020
NIH-Funded Project Combines Physical Therapists, Telehealth for In-Home Care
Researchers at Boston University are launching a telehealth program to give 200 people living with Parkinson's digital access to physical therapists for personalized care management. Continue Reading
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14 Jan 2020
Current And Future Doctors Are More Than Ready to Use mHealth Wearables
A Stanford Medicine survey finds that doctors, residents and medical students are finding value in data drawn from mHealth wearables - and they're using them as well. But they aren't getting the training they need or want. Continue Reading
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10 Jan 2020
Consumer Tech Association Unveils A Consumer's Guide to mHealth Wearables
With CES 2020 attracting a record number of mHealth companies and healthcare providers, CTA has partnered with the Heart Rhythm Society to develop best practices for consumers using mHealth wearables. Continue Reading
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03 Jan 2020
New mHealth Wearable Tested to Detect Graft-Versus-Host-Disease
Researchers at the University of Michigan are integrating AI technology into an mHealth wearable with the goal of developing an early detection system for graft-versus-host-disease, which can be deadly if not caught early. Continue Reading
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02 Jan 2020
Fitbit Deal Gives Georgia's Medicaid Population Access to mHealth
Some 4,000 people living with Type 2 diabetes and enrolled in Georgia's WellCare Medicaid plan can now use an mHealth device to help them with care management. Continue Reading
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23 Dec 2019
Lowell General Hospital Turns Amazon's Alexa Into an mHealth Coach
The Massachusetts Hospital has partnered with mHealth company Frontive to create a connected health platform that helps patients with care management tasks both before and after their hospital stay. Continue Reading
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20 Dec 2019
Payers Are Using mHealth, Telehealth to Promote Better Health Outcomes
mHealth tools and telehealth services are giving payers like Humana the opportunity to push better data to their members and care providers - which, in turn, will help them make better decisions about health and care. Continue Reading
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19 Nov 2019
Can Telehealth Improve Access to Eye Care in Underserved Populations?
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is launching a program that will use telehealth to improve access to eye exams at federally qualified health centers in Alabama's Black Belt region. Continue Reading
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14 Nov 2019
Apple Heart Study Finds Value in Using mHealth Wearables to Detect AFib
The results of the long-awaited Apple Heart Study are out, and researchers say they show that consumer-facing mHealth wearables like the Apple Watch can be used by clinicians to help detect dangerous conditions like atrial fibrillation. Continue Reading
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11 Nov 2019
Michigan Cancer Centers to Use mHealth in Value-Based Care Project
19 cancer care centers across the state will use an mHealth app to gather patient-reported outcomes in a project to improve care management and develop a better reimbursement model for oncology care. Continue Reading
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16 Oct 2019
Maryland Pharmacy School Embraces mHealth for Medication Adherence
The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy will be using emocha Mobile Health's mHealth platform to help providers and insurers manage medication adherence among patients and members. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2019
Ridesharing Services Help mHealth Programs Improve Care Coordination
Integrating ridesharing services into mHealth programs not only improves patient engagement and outcomes but also reduces costs through better care coordination. Continue Reading
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09 Aug 2019
mHealth Researchers Look to Make the Selfie a Health Resource
The ubiquitous smartphone selfie could soon be part of healthcare's mHealth toolkit, if researchers can fine-tune digital health technology that can draw valuable data from the photos and videos. Continue Reading
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12 Jun 2019
Telemedicine Highlighted in Treatments for Insomnia, Sleep Disorders
Researchers say therapy delivered via telemedicine is just as effective as in-person treatment for insomnia, while payers are adding digital therapeutics to their resources for members dealing with sleep disorders. Continue Reading
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20 May 2019
Nemours Uses an mHealth Chatbot to Help Kids Manage Their Weight
Researchers with the Nemours Children's Health System have found that an mHealth platform with an embedded chatbot can help adolescents stay involved in weight management programs and reduce their chances of developing diabetes. Continue Reading
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24 Jul 2018
Anthem Creates a New mHealth Resource on Members' Mobile Devices
In a partnership with American Well and Samsung, Anthem is giving its health plan members access to a 24/7 mHealth service for non-acute health issues through their mobile devices. Continue Reading
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06 Jul 2017
Top 10 Healthcare Mobile Apps Among Hospital, Health Systems
The top hospital and health system mobile apps offer interoperability and secure care coordination to enhance clinical communication and workflows. Continue Reading