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Digital health research from Brian Dolan.

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Last week's newsletter had a 53 percent open rate. Here's what's happening this week:

• My first journalism job out of school was writing about the mobile industry, which has always centered on the big annual event, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona each February. If you haven't heard, the event organizers canceled it at the last minute because of coronavirus fears. Curious how this plays out in the coming years -- will epidemic-phobia crush the in-person meeting industry? (Travel industry pub Skift has a good piece on this if you're interested.)
• This overview of reimbursement for mental health apps by Dr. John Torous is worth a quick read. It covers the current status of reimbursement in US (brief mentions of international efforts), including a list of relevant CPT codes. Torous argues that