Telehealth

HIMSS Europe 2020
The post COVID Italian telehealth experience
By Tammy Lovell | 06:18 pm | September 04, 2020
HHS focuses on telehealth, tech innovations in Rural Action Plan
By Kat Jercich | 01:51 pm | September 04, 2020
The roadmap released this week includes a four-point strategy to address the challenges facing rural healthcare.
California law mandates 45-day supply of PPE; telehealth is No. 1 pandemic tech problem
By HIMSS TV | 10:54 am | September 04, 2020
This week's top stories include California passing the nation's first law mandating a 45-day supply of PPE, GoodRX filing to go public, and healthcare execs naming telehealth as their top COVID-19 tech problem.
Study: In-home healthcare expansion requires overcoming market and technical barriers
By Kat Jercich | 05:41 pm | September 03, 2020
A George Mason University professor argues in a new report that hurdles to entrepreneurial exploration are slowing telehealth expansion.
SoftBank leads $100M investment for intelligent health monitoring and digital therapeutics startup B
By Dave Muoio | 02:34 pm | September 03, 2020
Circle Medical says $14M from WELL Health will enable low-cost telehealth app usage
By Kat Jercich | 11:27 am | September 03, 2020
The SF-based health tech company says its telemedicine platform saw double-digit growth during the pandemic.
1,100 people sign up for Catapult’s telehealth checkup on launch day, company reports
By Kat Jercich | 05:20 pm | September 02, 2020
The VirtualCheckup program combines telemedicine, clinical diagnostics, and COVID-19 and depression screenings to offer users preventive care.
Digital health startup Mobio Interactive secures $1.8M in seed funding
By Dean Koh | 02:30 pm | September 02, 2020
Heart attacks and strokes halved using pharmacist-led home blood pressure telemonitoring
By Kat Jercich | 12:43 pm | September 02, 2020
In a study, researchers also found this telemonitoring reduced hypertension more than usual care.
Telehealth helps one provider org overcome rural and pandemic challenges
By Bill Siwicki | 12:36 pm | September 02, 2020
Clark County Rehabilitation and Living Center is using FCC award funds to expand its Polycom device-based program to keep patients on schedule with mental health and general care.