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Want to slash Medicaid waste? Reach those patients
By Eric Wicklund | 09:25 am | October 15, 2014
A startup is developing mobile tools that would help states and managed care plans locate -- and stay in touch with -- Medicaid patients. Early results show a leap in engaging those patients.
Report: Fitbit to launch two new devices, one with heart rate tracking
By Aditi Pai | 08:10 am | October 15, 2014
GreatCall phone to be sold in 4,000 Rite Aids, pharmacy app preloaded
By Jonah Comstock | 06:00 am | October 15, 2014
Almond Systems raises $9M to develop digital tools that help people eat healthier
By Aditi Pai | 02:13 pm | October 14, 2014
Hello Doctor raises $700K from Google, Facebook angels
By Jonah Comstock | 11:08 am | October 14, 2014
mHealth project sets its sights on COPD
By Eric Wicklund | 10:49 am | October 14, 2014
A partnership between Philips' new telehealth business and a hospital in the Netherlands aims to show that mHealth can significantly improve the lives of people with COPD.
Home-based connected health to overtake hospital-based by 2019
By Aditi Pai | 10:06 am | October 14, 2014
Despite six-month delay, Scanadu has only lost 100 backers
By Jonah Comstock | 10:01 am | October 14, 2014
Cigna folds GoYou into digital health coaching program Cigna Health Matters
By Aditi Pai | 09:45 am | October 14, 2014
3 best practices for telehealth infrastructure
By Peter McLain | 09:04 am | October 14, 2014
Among the healthcare providers piloting telehealth projects are those who discover myriad frustrations that cause them to second-guess their plans. Here are tips for avoiding that nightmare.