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Epic launches new telehealth service with Twilio

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Epic Systems has tapped San Francisco-based communications tech startup Twilio to provide the video-communication backend for Epic’s new telehealth platform. million more to aid COVID-19 telehealth deployment as part of its $200 million aid program for qualifying providers. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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A quick regulatory guide to telehealth services in Japan

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Smart phones, wearable devices, telemedicine platforms, artificial intelligence software, internet applications, and other digital health technologies are advancing and transforming disease diagnosis, therapy, and other medical practices by physicians, direct-to-consumer services for better health and well-being, and other healthcare services.

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Five Aging and Health Technology Blog Posts from September 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Here are five other posts: Will telehealth help the oldest adults during Covid-19? What happens when people avoid health-related in-person care? Family concerns about health and Covid-19 also continue to delay or prevent some move-ins to senior living communities. But is telehealth viable for the oldest?

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A guide to telehealth vendors in the age of COVID-19

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Telehealth always has been a key pillar of technology-enabled care delivery that helps hospitals, health systems and group practices deliver quality care at a distance – and often also gain efficiencies, improve patient and provider satisfaction and save costs. Check back for additions in the days and weeks ahead.

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The Digital Health Hype Cycle 2018

Lloyd Price

As we enter the 8th week of 2018, I wanted to share my thoughts on what I see as the cutting edge, emerging, developing and mature technologies from around the digital health world visualised in a "Digital Health Hype Cycle 2018" infographic. What is a Hype Cycle?

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Swinburne University of Technology partners with Coviu for telehealth education

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Swinburne University of Technology, a public university located in Melbourne, Australia, has partnered with Coviu, a telehealth software platform, to further embed digital health technology in the classroom, clinic and research. What’s it about.

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Six Covid-19 Aging and Health Technology blog posts from May 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

It is encouraging to see this sheer quantity of free offerings , accelerated interest in telehealth , and other innovations in smart homes, healthcare and robotics that have emerged in the past few months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are just five focused on older adults: Read more.