The federal government has clarified the way it regulates remote patient monitoring and the changes could significantly impact and potentially restrict the usage of telehealth and mHealth by care providers while they take care of patients at home.
Using pharmacist-led home blood pressure telemonitoring halved heart attacks and strokes
A study was published in the American Heart Association journal, Hypertension last week, found that pharmacist-managed home blood pressure telemonitoring and pharmacist management for 12 months lowered hypertension for two years.
Fitch reveals, telehealth effectively providing revenue stop-gap for U.S. hospitals
The use of telehealth in U.S. healthcare has been accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Fitch Ratings. Telehealth technology is providing revenue continuity whose ripple effects are felt in the supply chain as well, since doctors continue to prescribe medications.
Research reveals, wearing a neck gaiter can be worse than not using a mask at all
As novel coronavirus cases rise each day, public health experts and doctors repeatedly convey a message: wearing masks saves lives. Robert R. Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in July that cloth face coverings are one of the most effective weapons that can slow down and stop the spread of the virus- especially when used universally in a community setting.
Trump’s decision to exit from the World Health Organization will have serious consequences
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization is bound to damage global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and other deadly diseases such as polio, HIV, and tuberculosis.