Category: mHealth

CIOs and CMIOs should play an active role in looking at integrating teleservices in care pathways, say CSC researchers. New options for patient engagement that haven’t previously existed open up possibilities for access to care and care at different locations such as the home. That has implications for cost-effectiveness. With so much on their plates…

One fast-growing telehealth service is embracing mobile devices as a platform for consumers to access healthcare. Boston-based doctor-on-demand provider American Well has announced that consumers can… read more Source: American Well launches mobile-based telehealth service

In a new study published by the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, UMass Medical School behavioral psychologist and weight loss expert Sherry Pagoto, PhD, and colleagues find that mobile apps to help people lose weight are lacking when it comes to strategies for changing behaviors. Source: Most mobile apps lack behavioral weight-loss strategies

We all want access to quality healthcare, especially as we enter our senior years. However, a recent global study released by the United Nations showed that the world is aging so rapidly that most… read more Source: mHealth holds great promise for graying world

Though mobile health interventions are effective in promoting physical activity, their degree of validity reported in studies is unclear, finds a study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. A… read more Source: Studies of mHealth physical activity interventions flawed

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded $2.2 million in contracts to Boston-based mHealth startup QMedic to “create next-generation passive sensing and self-report tools to enhance… read more Source: National Cancer Institute funds remote mHealth pilot for cancer patients

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma has provided Oklahoma State University (OSU) Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa with a $250,000 grant to expand the OSU Telehealth network and provide additional access to healthcare for residents in rural areas of the state. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma has provided Oklahoma State University…

By adjusting its telehealth infrastructure to better fit in with clinician workflows, Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is refining and improving its care delivery methods, Healthcare… read more Source: Intermountain refines its telehealth approach