Eric Wicklund

The new group will look at ways to improve the CPT code set to better reflect - and pay for - telemedicine practices.

The platform is modeled after Avera's eCare network, which NATO officials visited earlier this year.

The compact, signed by 11 states and being considered by another eight, streamlines licensing guidelines for doctors wishing to practice in other states.

The partnership with seven health systems is testing whether more intensive treatment can reduce hospitalizations among Medicare and Medicaid enrollees.

This week's blockbuster announcements out of Washington should compel healthcare providers to at least start adopting mHealth tools - and put the industry on the clock to get those tools done right.

A dozen organizations are calling on lawmakers to change Medicare's "outdated" telemedicine polices and allow for more reimbursement of remote care for chronic care patients.

The site comes in response to mHealth advocates who note federal privacy and security guidelines haven't been updated since the development of the first app.

The University of Michigan is equipping 25 patients with wireless blood pressure monitors and an app, which will allow their pharmacists to intervene when they report hypertensive episodes.

Data breaches come in all shapes and forms - and from all directions. A session at this year's mHealth Summit will look at how health systems need to protect against both intentional and unintentional incidents.

Sometimes the best-intentioned mHealth project falls flat, thanks to a misplaced accent mark or an attractive model. As attendees at a special session at the mHealth Summit found out, you can never plan for everything, but you should be prepared for anything.