October 28, 2020 - DrFirst has uncovered a new challenge to the effectiveness of telehealth visits during the coronavirus pandemic: Multitasking. In a recent survey of more than 1,000 consumers, the Maryland-based digital health company has found that while 44 percent have tried out virtual visits during the pandemic, many are doing other, non-healthcare-related things while talking to a doctor –...

October 27, 2020 - A CMS program that provides long-term care for seniors in need of support services used telehealth to keep those connections going during the coronavirus pandemic. The success was charted in a recent study that could serve as a blueprint for new programs that use connected health to improve home-based care and remote patient monitoring, thus keeping seniors out of nursing homes and...

October 23, 2020 - A Delaware health system has customized an Amazon Alexa mHealth app to give patients personalized care management information at home. Wilmington-based ChristianaCare announced this week that the Home Care Coach mHealth app will be prescribed for home care patients to use on the voice-enabled digital assistant platform. The app was designed at ChristianaCare’s Health &...

October 16, 2020 - Healthcare providers and payers looking to drive sustainability in a telehealth platform in a world affected by the coronavirus pandemic should focus on safety, quality and insurance coverage. That’s the take-away from J.D. Power’s second annual Telehealth Satisfaction Study, released earlier this month. According to the consumer advisory company’s survey, respondents...