Eric Wicklund
Since it first started placing home health monitoring kits with patients discharged from Flagstaff Medical Center or Verde Valley Medical Center following treatment for congestive heart failure or related cardiac conditions in 2011, parent company Northern Arizona Healthcare says is has saved up to $92,000 per patient.
Venture capital money is pouring into mHealth technologies, and much of that funding is going to support technology that benefits providers.
A program that combines a mobile app, analytics and direct intervention is showing promise in reducing the costs associated with hospitals' most expensive patients -- the so-called "super-utilizers."
In its third year as a Pioneer ACO, Montefiore Care Management has seen a 10 percent reduction in inpatient admissions, a 35 percent reduction in all-cause readmissions and a 45 percent reduction in diabetes inpatient admissions.
If mHealth entrepreneurs and investors want to take the burgeoning industry to the next level, they're going to have to change their focus, said experts kicking off the 2013 mHealth Summit.
A non-profit organization focused on Internet security is looking to develop a set of benchmarks to protect medical devices from potentially fatal cyber attacks.
As health insurers evaluate new operational strategies in the face of changing care delivery and payment models, embracing mobile technology is one way Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is trying to stay ahead.
More than half of the nation's accountable care organizations are using or looking into remote patient monitoring technology to manage chronic care populations, a new survey indicates, but questions remain as to whether that technology will be effective.
Panelists at the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance's Convergence Summit say there is no ideal business plan for entrepreneurs wanting to get into the digital health space, but what is required is patience and knowing what consumers need.
A panel of telemedicine industry executives took on the topic of user-friendly design Monday afternoon at the American Telemedicine Association's18th Annual International Meeting & Trade Show. Their conclusion: Healthcare needs to design new methods of care delivery that appeal to the consumer.