Virtual Care

With scarce behavioral health resources, digital health apps could help bridge the gap.

Talks with 40 CIOs and senior leaders found most without a ‘long-term digital strategy.’

Technology can extend care and improve the doctor-patient relationship.

Leaders say partnership could bring ‘radical change’

A personal digital health profile could lead to a more equitable uptake of preventive programs in primary care.

C-Suite voices tell about adoption of remote technologies.

National Health Service to distribute exercise monitors.

Paul Cerrato, M.A., and John Halamka, M.D., M.S., analyze the future of software as a medical device.

Slower typing and more helper apps could hold clues, researchers find.

One expert said the government has a huge role.

The device would allow parents to hear their baby’s heartbeat continuously.

Online behavior, mental health, and advertising commingled in cyberspace.

Knowing who is more likely to opt out could help tailor better interventions for smokers.

AI, smart speakers bring about a Wild West of health data questions.

How new partnerships are bypassing the health system and going straight to the market.

The tool predicts systolic blood pressure with nearly 95% accuracy.

One expert said it’s more cost-effective for a health system to build, rather than buy, an app.

The tech detects low respiration rates and could buy a patient an hour of time.

It's essential to get different employees involved in the implementation process to be the most successful.

The algorithm applies AI to wearable sensor data to produce vital signs.

Preventive care can both save costs and generate revenues. But it can also improve patient outcomes.

Under the proposals, physicians would report measures that are outcome-based and more aligned to Alternative Payment Models.

A deal between Anthem and an app developer could make it easier for patients to access care via text.

The agreement will help provide patients with more access to treatment remotely.

New regulations need to address security concerns and promote ethical use of patient health data.

But health systems can engage with their providers to boost the effectiveness of digital initiatives.

Telehealth and AI are two of the biggest areas of opportunity in healthcare.

How might an mHealth app and wearables measure physiological biomarkers in patients with heart failure?

40 states and D.C. have adopted policies that improved coverage and reimbursement of telehealth.

The apps are on the rise. But how are women using them?