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NewsNationwide Children's sees higher testing, medication adherence with texting to teen diabetics
If any age group has shown a clear preference for texting, it's teenagers--half of whom reportedly send more than 1,500 text messages a month. So it makes sense that SMS might be a great way to... Read more...
Study: Remote monitoring cuts hospitalization, mortality for heart failure
The expected boom in remote monitoring has been somewhat restrained by the dearth of scientific studies proving that such technologies can save lives and money. Slowly, though, the body of evidence... Read more...
Center for Technology and Aging awards $500,000 in home-monitoring grants
The Center for Technology and Aging, an Oakland, Calif.-based organization that seeks to improve the quality of home- and community-based care for seniors, has awarded $500,000 in grants to test... Read more...
VA cuts ER visits, admissions with remote care coordination
The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to ramp up its use of telehealth. "It's all about accessibility and reaching as many veterans as possible," Ron Sandreth, operations manager for the... Read more...
Telemonitoring, medication self-management cuts blood pressure in hypertensives
Self-management of blood pressure via telemonitoring by patients with hypertension actually can produce better results than conventional, episodic care by health professionals, a new study indicates.... Read more...
Cell phones help with inner-city diabetes management, but long-term prospects uncertain
We've reported extensively on how cell phones can improve the health of underserved citizens in many impoverished countries. The same principles are being applied much closer to home, in low-income,... Read more...
Army testing text reminders to wounded warriors, video messages to diabetics
The U.S. Army is ramping up its use of mobile technologies, including a secure, text-based service to send health suggestions, appointment reminders and other information to wounded warriors, an... Read more...
Wi-Fi use in healthcare jumps 60 percent since last year, ABI Research says
Just as the Department of Veterans Affairs was revealing plans to install Wi-Fi for patients and visitors in hundreds of facilities, along comes a new report from ABI Research to confirm that Wi-Fi... Read more...
Telehealth continues rapid growth even as reimbursement lags
As readers of FierceMobileHealthcare know well, telehealth is booming. Telecommunications firms are tripping over each other trying to get a piece of this fast-growing market, and smartphones, of... Read more...
Study: Home BP monitoring, online coordination can reduce hypertension
Home-based monitors that automatically transmit readings to a disease registry can have a significant effect on controlling hypertension, according to a new study. The technology helped 58 percent of... Read more...
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