By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | April 2, 2019 Telehealth stakeholders are urging a group of like-minded lawmakers to target Medicare restrictions on rural telemedicine coverage, broadband expansion and remote patient monitoring during this year's Congressional session. Geographical restrictions on telehealth and telemedicine coverage and reimbursement top the list of [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | April 1, 2019 Researchers at the University of Michigan are working on an mHealth wearable that screens blood for a period of time, filtering out dangerous cancer cells for analysis. It could prove more effective than a traditional biopsy. Researchers in Michigan are working [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | March 8, 2019 Community paramedicine programs give health systems an mHealth platform upon which to improve care management and coordination at home for high-need patients. Community paramedicine programs offer hospitals and health systems an opportunity to leverage mHealth to reduce emergency department costs and [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | February 15, 2019 The federal agency responsible for awarding millions of dollars in telehealth and telemedicine grants is prioritizing rural connected health programs that address opioid abuse in its next round of awards. The US Department of Agriculture has announced that it will award [...]
By Eric Wicklund, mHealth Intelligence | February 1, 2019 The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's annual conference and exhibition, taking place Feb. 11-15 in Orlando, includes several sessions focusing on telehealth, digital health and remote patient monitoring. Telehealth and mHealth will play a part in many of the education [...]
By Heather Landi, Fierce Healthcare | January 30, 2019 Insurance giant Aetna, CVS Health and Apple have collaborated on the design of a new app for the Apple Watch that will integrate wearers’ health history and track their daily activity levels to provide personalized fitness and wellness goals. Aetna members who enroll [...]
