COVID-19, Chronic Conditions, and How Wearables Can Address Both
In a matter of weeks, the U.S. Congress has come a long way on telehealth. For years, ACT | The App Association’s Connected Health Initiative (CH)) pushed for the removal of a critical barrier to widespread telehealth deployment: Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act, which severely restricts the circumstances in which physicians and practitioners can be paid for offering telehealth services. Telehealth services are live voice or video visits between a patient and caregiver, in contrast to other communications [...]
Bridging the Gap with Beats: How One App Association Member is Pivoting Their Business and Helping Out Those in Need
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have had to rethink their business model and pivot to serving a quarantined population. The hospitality and service industries are among those hit the hardest, but luckily the innovative minds of members of ACT | The App Association are here to help. We sat down (virtually of course) with Whitney Larson, co-founder and president of Minneapolis-based member company Vēmos, to discuss how they have refocused their priorities and what they’re doing to empower [...]
How App Developers Can Take Advantage of COVID-19 Stimulus Programs
Last month, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the largest stimulus in U.S. history, with a price tag of more than $2 trillion. There is a lot of emergency assistance for small businesses, but what are these programs and how do you access them? We plan to host a webinar on this in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, we are providing some high-level guidance. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) The purpose of the PPP is to [...]
How the COVID-19 Outbreak is Affecting a Small Company in Spain
With the COVID-19 outbreak and the strict measures put in place by many governments around the world, our daily lives are changing. To make sure we can stay in touch with our members, we launched a bi-weekly virtual coffee hour to discuss relevant issues and concerns. If you’re interested in joining, please let us know! The tech industry, and in particular software and app developers, is at the forefront of ongoing efforts not only to detect and track the COVID-19 [...]
The App Economy, the Gig Economy, and the COVID-19 Pandemic
A couple of months ago, I spoke on a panel hosted by Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy and the Goodfriend Group on “Work, Employment, and the ‘App’ Economy.” I learned a lot from the other panelists and was fortunate to be able to share the views of ACT | The App Association’s member companies when it comes to labor and the app economy. But perhaps the most interesting theme to emerge was how differently people view the scope [...]
Quarantine, But Make It Self Care
For some of us, working from home is a pretty significant change in our day-to-day. For me, it can be really hard to remember to take breaks, figure out a routine, and not forget that I can still be social…just…virtually. So, to help anyone else out there struggling to figure out the same balance, here are some things you can do to make telework a little bit easier on the body, mind, and positive spirit. Use a Filter Get yourself [...]