Health
COVID and Medicare payments spark remote patient BP monitoring boom
Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6 every morning, steps on the bathroom scale, and uses a cuff to take his blood pressure.
Mar 28, 2024
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News tagged with remote monitoring
Cardiology
Comprehensive heart failure program enhances care for patients through remote monitoring
Remote monitoring programs may enhance guideline-directed therapy—or the use of heart medication—for heart failure patients. That was the finding of cardiologists with the Comprehensive Heart Failure Program at UC Davis ...
Jul 26, 2023
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Diabetes
Tech increases equity in diabetes care for kids, shows pilot study
According to a recent study, German kids with type 1 diabetes (T1D) across the socioeconomic spectrum are now using technology to control their glucose levels better than they did a decade ago. Meanwhile, young, impoverished ...
May 4, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
App-based monitoring of thinking difficulties aids depression treatment
New research with over 500 participants diagnosed with depression has shown that smartphone assessments of their thinking difficulties is linked to the severity of their symptoms and the impact of the condition on daily life.
Jan 25, 2023
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Diabetes
Digital diabetes prevention program affects weight and physical activity
Recent work published in JMIR Diabetes reported that previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of a diabetes prevention program (DPP) in lifestyle modifications that can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes ...
Jul 29, 2022
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Cardiology
Without appropriate technical updates, patients are at risk of inappropriate shocks from their defibrillators
A case study of a patient who experienced inappropriate shocks from her defibrillator is presented in Heart Rhythm Case Reports, an official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society. This event likely took place because an FDA-recommended ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Cardiology
Remote monitoring doesn't always detect catastrophic pacemaker failure
Even after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety notice and recall, manufacturing defects in certain cardiac rhythm management (CRM) devices led to premature battery depletion that was not picked up by remote ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
An application to monitor people at risk of psychosis
Three percent of the population suffers from psychotic disorders, which are an important cause of disability in adolescents and young adults. In order to adapt the medical follow-up and to avoid a worsening of the disorder, ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Cardiology
Cardiology team reduces hospital visits with new implantable cardioverter defibrillator
A team of cardiologists at St. Michael's Hospital are the first in Ontario to implant a new type of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), giving patients more freedom to enjoy their daily activities and reduce visits ...
Jul 22, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Remote 24-hour monitoring shows sizable, positive effect on cancer patients
Remote 24-hour monitoring for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy helps to better manage side effects and improve quality of life, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Jul 21, 2021
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