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Review of Digital Health Apps That Are Redefining Care

November 14th 2024

Health care apps like MyChart, mySugr, GoodRx, and Smoke Free can enhance patient care through accessibility, convenience, and engagement, but further discussion is warranted on the optimal use of these apps.

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Telehealth Does Not Increase Low-Value Care, Study Finds

November 7th 2024

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Breaking Down Co-Pay Accumulators, Maximizers and the Impact on Patients

October 18th 2024

Scaling Care Coordination Through Digital Engagement: Stepped-Wedge Trial Assessing Readmissions
Scaling Care Coordination Through Digital Engagement: Stepped-Wedge Trial Assessing Readmissions

February 14th 2024

Top 5 Most-Read Digital Health Content in 2023
Top 5 Most-Read Digital Health Content in 2023

December 26th 2023

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Using Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes in Diabetes, Hypoglycemia
March 9th 2023

Using Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes in Diabetes, Hypoglycemia

AJMC Staff
Given the cost and impact of chronic diseases on the US health care system, health technology like digital coaching for chronic diseases is increasingly being looked at as a way to offer personalized therapies on a wide scale.
Robin Gelburd, JD
March 7th 2023

Contributor: US Telehealth Utilization Grew Nearly 4% in December 2022

Robin Gelburd, JD
The growth in telehealth utilization continued an increase begun in November 2022.
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March 6th 2023

Opioid Prescription Decision Tool May Be Feasible Option to Curb Overprescribing

Jared Kaltwasser
A feasibility study shows many providers intended to continue using the tool, although some said they did not have sufficient time or did not need the tool.
How Virtual Support Can Help Family Caregivers
March 4th 2023

How Virtual Support Can Help Family Caregivers

Justina Petrullo Rose McNulty
Eric Rackow, MD, cofounder and executive chairman of eFamilyCare, discusses the importance of virtual support for family caregivers.
Dr Eric Rackow Discusses the Role of Virtual Support for Family Caregivers
March 1st 2023

Dr Eric Rackow Discusses the Role of Virtual Support for Family Caregivers

Justina Petrullo Rose McNulty
Eric Rackow, MD, cofounder and executive chairman of eFamilyCare, discusses eFamilyCare's role for family caregivers and how the system can help overcome social determinants of health that may impact patient outcomes.
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February 23rd 2023

Digital Mental Health Interventions Show Potential Benefits for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

Pearl Steinzor
Despite the diverse array of opinions among adults with intellectual disabilities, digital mental health interventions may complement in-person therapy for this population.
Susan Sabo-Wagner, MSN, RN, OCN, Oncology Consultants
February 19th 2023

Telehealth Involves More Than Making a Phone Call, Says Oncology Consultants’ Wagner

Maggie L. Shaw
We’ve found through health equity initiatives that the search for the right telehealth modality is never ending, explained Oncology Consultants of Houston’s Susan Sabo-Wagner, MSN, RN, OCN, executive director of clinical strategy.
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February 13th 2023

DarioHealth to Add Dexcom CGM to Digital Health Platform

AJMC Staff
This agreement enables the integration of data from Dexcom’s continuous glucose monitor (CGM) directly into DarioHealth's metabolic digital health tool, adding another layer of support.
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February 8th 2023

Many Rural Hospitals Lacked Oncology Care, Telehealth, or Both Before the Pandemic

Jared Kaltwasser
The report helps clarify the urban/rural divide in cancer outcomes and the digital divide in telehealth access.
Keith Algozzine, UCM Digital Health
February 5th 2023

Contributor: Employers Are Turning to Virtual Care Options to Mitigate Costs

Keith Algozzine
Virtual care not only means saved time and costs for employees, but improvements to employers' bottom lines, through more proactive management of health concerns, notes UCM Digital Health CEO and co-founder Keith Algozzine.
Karen Kobelski.
February 1st 2023

Contributor: How Improved Clinical Terminology Supports Efficient, Accurate Data Analytics

Karen Kobelski, MBA
Developing a terminology strategy that reflects real-world practice and industry standards can help data scientists and other allied data professionals efficiently and accurately identify clinically relevant insights that help improve the health of populations and individual patients.
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February 1st 2023

Diabetes Prevention App Users More Likely to Be Female, Obese vs General Population

Jared Kaltwasser
This new study examined uptake and use of a digital tool meant to aid in diabetes prevention.
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January 29th 2023

Veterans Health Stakeholders Identify Priorities to Ensure Health Equity in Telehealth

Jared Kaltwasser
First steps include assembling equity data and reaching out to veterans’ advocacy groups.
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January 24th 2023

Telehealth Likely as Effective as In-Person Care for MDD

Jared Kaltwasser
Patients were also more likely to stay in treatment longer when their care was delivered virtually, a new survey has found.
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January 18th 2023

Study Investigates Using Wearable Technology to Assess Trauma-Related Symptoms

Pearl Steinzor
The ability to screen for trauma symptoms in certain high-risk populations could soon benefit from biomarker data gathered through wearable devices, according to a new study.
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January 17th 2023

Integrating Third-Party Apps With Electronic Health Records to Support COVID-19 Response

Christian Johnson, MPH Wesley Barker, MS
This study observed a rapid increase in the integration of telehealth- and COVID-19–related apps with electronic health records during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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January 17th 2023

Provider Support Influential in Reducing Disparities in Patient Portal Use, Access

Justina Petrullo
Access to electronic health information can be improved through provider assistance for optimal use of a patient portal.
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January 16th 2023

Digital Therapeutic Sparks Improvement in Diabetes Across Demographic Lines

Jared Kaltwasser
This new report shows people who used the digital therapeutic saw an improvement of 14% to 15% in their average blood glucose levels regardless of their racial or ethnic category.
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January 16th 2023

Patient Perspectives on Technology-Based Approaches to Social Needs Screening

Allison J. Hare, MD Katherine Honig Peter F. Cronholm, MD, MSCE Samira Shabazz-McKlaine, MHA Anna U. Morgan, MD, MSc, MSHP
Patients are essential stakeholders in designing systems to capture social needs. The authors present key findings from patient interviews regarding social needs screening through technology-based modalities.
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January 11th 2023

Changes in Electronic Notification Volume and Primary Care Provider Burnout

Allyson W. O’Connor, MPH Christian D. Helfrich, PhD, MPH Karin M. Nelson, MD, MSHS Jeanne M. Sears, PhD, RN Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH Edwin S. Wong, PhD
Primary care provider burnout was analyzed before and after a national initiative to optimize the electronic health record inbox notification system at the Veterans Health Administration.
Kelly Price
November 7th 2022

Manufacturer, Payer Collaboration Is Needed for PDT Coverage, Says Kelly Price

Hayden E. Klein
To try to get a prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) covered, manufacturers need to align the value of their product to the priority of the payer, said Kelly Price, US head of rare disease at HRA Pharma.
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November 1st 2022

Wearable Health Devices Have Low Uptake Among Individuals With Heart Disease

Hayden E. Klein
Only 18% of US adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 26% of adults at risk for CVD use wearable health devices.
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October 27th 2022

PDT for Substance Use Disorder Yields High Engagement, Retention, Substance Abstinence

Hayden E. Klein
Pear Therapeutics announced positive real-world data for reSET, a prescription digital therapeutic (PDT) for substance use disorder.
Kelly Price Discusses PDTs Gaining Popularity
October 20th 2022

Kelly Price Discusses PDTs Gaining Popularity

Hayden E. Klein
Kelly Price, US Head of Rare Disease at HRA Pharma, talks about the shifting preference for nonpharmacologic treatments.
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October 17th 2022

mHealth App Improves Maternal Health Awareness, Behavior in Rural India

Hayden E. Klein
A maternal health mobile app helped pregnant women learn more about delivery sanitation, tetanus vaccination, reproductive tract infection symptoms, HIV/AIDS testing, and iron tablet usage.
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October 8th 2022

Study Finds Engagement Higher in Children Than Caregivers With Digital Program for SCD Self-management

Hayden E. Klein
While 70% of youth engaged with the sickle cell disease (SCD) pain self-management program, only 30% of caregivers engaged with it.
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October 6th 2022

App Measuring Fall Risk for Adults Who Use Wheelchairs Yields High Usability

Hayden E. Klein
The smartphone app used data from a questionnaire and balance tests to give users an intuitive fall risk score ranging between 0 and 100, indicating low, medium, or high fall risk.
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September 24th 2022

Improved QOL, Disease Activity Seen in Patients With IA Using Tailored Self-management App

Hayden E. Klein
A mobile app providing self-management action advice to patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) was linked to significant improvements in health-related quality of life (QOL) and disease activity.
Gary Hamilton, CEO, InteliChart
September 23rd 2022

Contributor: The Role of Patient Engagement in Creating Active Patients

Gary Hamilton
As health care shifts reimbursement models from fee-for-service to value-based care, new terms and phrases have been surfacing across the industry. Two of the terms emerging with increased usage are “patient engagement” and an “active patient.” But what do they mean? And why are they important?
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September 16th 2022

Multitask Learning Model Outperforms Traditional Machine Learning Models in RCTs, Developers Say

Hayden E. Klein
The proposed multitask learning (MTL) model was developed using data from wearable devices worn by individuals in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to predict outcomes of a depression treatment.
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