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Cybersecurity frameworks in APAC don’t support remote care: report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Existing cybersecurity frameworks for healthcare across Asia-Pacific are not suited for remote care management. Consulting which looked into the cybersecurity landscape of the region and how policies and other measures apply in the rising remote care segment.

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Five examples of use of AI in the care of older adults

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Here are five current examples, all information was drawn directly from the vendor websites: Botco Chatbot. "An An example of AI-based marketing, Botco’s Instachat Builder enables fast deployment by automatically producing questions and answers from reams of data ingested as text or PDF. Learn more at Essence Smart Care.

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The Future of Remote Care for Connected Health

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For example, getting access to the best medical specialists and level of care is currently limited to those with the means and flexibility to do so. And when that happens, we’ll cease to call it ‘remote’ or ‘virtual’ care—it will just become care.

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Home-Based Care Provides Powerful Example for Harnessing Technology Across the Care Continuum

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Laura Templeton , Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at Compassus There’s no denying that increased delivery of patient care in the home was accelerated by the pandemic. The upward trend continues today, driven by the growth of our aging population and the continued adoption of technology.

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Remote Care Technologies – What have they been, what will they be?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Many other changes have been put in place, eliminating co-pays, adding coverage for telehealth for those without insurance, and many others many of them state-by-state (see Florida and California , for example). Previously limited categories expand to span multiple remote care services. If not now, when?

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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In Singapore's public health facilities, for example, about 15% or over 16,000 medical devices have Internet connectivity. Consulting that looked into the cybersecurity landscape across Asia-Pacific, suggested having a customised assessment of medical devices for remote care based on their risk level instead of a blanket assessment.

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2019 CMS Fee Schedule Expands Reimbursement for Remote Care

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It’s official: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2019 fee schedule is in effect as of January 1, 2019, bringing with it three new CPT codes that allow for expanded reimbursement for remote care services. The leading remote care delivery organizations will be well prepared for this service addition. ”.