Eric Wicklund
A pilot project with Qualcomm Life's 2net platform and HealthyCircles software reduces hospitalizations and patient length of stay, yielding significant savings for Northern Arizona Healthcare.
Amid the sea of telemedicine and telehealth platforms, two smaller companies are trying new approaches to convince doctors that this can be a viable business.
More than a dozen schools in Mississippi will use a telemedicine platform provided by Dell and VSee to test high school football players during games.
CVS' decision to forge partnerships with three telehealth titans - two of which are fighting each other in court - points to the potential of pharmacies to become anchors in the evolving healthcare landscape.
A Cedars Sinai pilot is using wearable sensors, a home-based platform and advanced analytics to help patients with chronic health issues avoid the hospital or doctor's office.
Next week's IFA trade show in Berlin is expected to see no fewer than five new smartwatches, all aimed at a market dominated by Apple but facing increasing signs of consumer disinterest.
Attorney Krysti Wolff recently laid out some guidelines for developers and healthcare providers looking to design the next great app or device.
Projects in Texas and Georgia look to expand telemedicine access to school students, while a new Texas law allows Medicaid to reimburse providers for certain video visits.
Taking place in Canada's Ontario Telemedicine Network, a digital self-management platform developed by WellDoc and Samsung aims to help type 2 diabetics improve their lifestyle.
The app, which measures photographs of moles for indications of cancer, isn't available in the U.S., but might be headed here in the future.