Mobi Health News

AUGUST 15, 2018

San Diego-based GreatCall — an old guard digital health company which started out making smartphones for seniors in 2006 but now offers a suite of connected safety products and services for aging in place individuals — has been acquired by retail chain Best Buy for $800 million.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Blooming Health's user-friendly platform addresses the vital needs of older adults and the family caregiver population, including wellness check-ins and needs detection around nutrition access, transportation and mobility, emergency preparedness, and follow-ups on the outcome of services provided to thousands of individuals every day.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

OCTOBER 26, 2022

What technologies can help mitigate this growing labor crisis in the senior care (home care, home health care, senior living, long-term-care) services market? It continues to be a struggle to fully enable the senior care service industries with high-speed internet capability. AT THE EDGE: Alert without Wi-Fi.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 13, 2023

If an individual did more than create an account – such as take the online assessment – "the information disclosed may also have included the service the individual selected, assessment responses and certain associated health information," Cerebral added. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 22, 2024

The following is a guest article by Jared Gillespie, Senior Director of Clinical Solutions at Academy Medtech Ventures (AMV) In the landscape of rehabilitative care, the integration of neurocognitive technology stands as a beacon of innovation, charting a course toward improved clinical quality and patient outcomes.

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Society for Participatory Medicine

MARCH 29, 2024

A sample Medicare Part D illustration from Senior-Advisors.com. Not shown is an additional dimension spanning all levels: pharma price protection programs may not be available to Part D patients, leaving seniors’ out-of-pocket costs unprotected. See sample illustration, year 2020, from Medicare advisor site Senior-Advisors.com.]

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

" RAZ Mobility is a provider of mobile assistive technology, released a major update to the RAZ Memory Cell Phone that adds video calling capability, and other features, that significantly enhance the device for both seniors and caregivers. or Canada through our remote manage feature and RAZ Care app." Learn more at Toch Sleepsense.

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Digital Health Global

APRIL 24, 2024

. “ Ervin’s entrepreneurial experience combined with his field knowledge, make him ideally suited to usher Newel into this new chapter, ” said Mauro Pretolani Senior Partner of the FITEC fund-Fondo Italiano d’Investimento SGR, an indirect investor in Newel Health.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The CDC numbers, of course, cannot be argued with – but they do not factor in life expectancy at 65, nor is that mentioned much in the media that individuals will likely live an additional 20 years. The cost of senior living care at $54,000/year over any length of time is staggering, pushing move-in ages out to 84. million are men.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 23, 2020

By Erin Fitzgerald, senior vice president of marketing, Sermo. Individuals, organizations and industries needed to adapt […]. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

AUGUST 29, 2023

Perhaps the Medicare scam call reaches someone in a senior living community who is obviously Medicare-eligible. category tags: smartphones, cellphones , seniors and aging policy , Seniors Perhaps it doesn’t proceed to fraud, but it is fraudulent, nonetheless. Consider that 44% of women aged 75+ live alone.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2021

Sanjula Jain, chief research officer at Trilliant and faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, recently analyzed the behavior of commercially insured individuals in a single market, within and outside one of the country's largest health systems. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For low-income individuals, home and community based services may have a 3-year wait to obtain them. Senior living – unless a very expensive house is sold – is not within reach. category tags: Home Care , smart home , Telehealth-RPM-Virtual Visits-Voice Health , senior living Further, 42% of women aged 75+ live alone.

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Health Populi

JULY 14, 2022

We see that each of the five Individual Well-Being indicators improved on a national U.S. Hawaii, ranked second among the fifty states, ranks first for each individual health factor, and fifth for determinants of health — calling out challenges for resource access and food access. points, versus 17.0 points in 2020 and 16.1

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Conducted by Cerner Enviza from June to September this year, the survey gathered responses from around 1,500 participants (787 PLHIV and 744 at-risk individuals) across nine APAC markets, including Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

(CareMerge is in the Argentum, Senior Living Supplier catalog). Caremerge Voice provides a new level of instant access to community information and concierge services that senior living communities and residents are going to love. Rendever Senior Living. Learn more at CareMerg e. CarePredict Pinpoint. Learn more at Netsmart.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 13, 2023

Text-based communications are regarded as enhancing patient experiences and have become routine for countless providers and patients since it became clear that individuals want texts and that healthcare organizations could improve outcomes. Andrea Fox is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

MAY 12, 2022

Certainly that must be what senior living residents and older adults living at home do, not to mention the of-course sizable tech staff working in senior living and elder care. Some senior living companies during Covid saw the need to help residents with their devices. Enter the tech concierge.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This acquisition will further extend the Netsmart CareFabric platform by enabling interoperable data sharing between opioid treatment program (OTP) facilities and the providers that treat and coordinate other types of care for individuals with SUD. Originally announced October 5th, 2023

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Electronic Health Reporter

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Senior living communities depend on human connection and care that serves each resident’s individual needs. As a result, senior living communities that rely […]. As a result, senior living communities that rely […]. By Fahad Aziz, co-founder and CTO, Caremerge.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The solution offers a new option for senior living communities to improve safety and care while protecting privacy and simplifying daily life for residents and staff. By passively moni t oring movement patterns via thermal sensors, Butlr Care can alert caregivers when seniors need assistance.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

” Matthew Arnheiter, senior vice president of innovations, described Netsmart’s project with the Missouri Behavioral Health Council (MBHC) to use predictive analytics and identify people at risk of suicide. ” It’s time to “aggregate” that data and get a million “second opinions.”

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the past, many of these innovations were limited in coverage and use to Medicare seniors. "The greater value in smarter tools is that they can alert the individual or their physician to potential health issues," said Travis Rush, CEO of Reperio, a vendor of at-home biometric screening technologies.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Each interviewee was asked for thoughts in the context of the categories suggested by ChatGPT and any other categories that will improve the work processes for those in the care-related industries – home care, home healthcare, senior living care (including nursing homes), and hospital discharge processes to any of those.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2022

Walmart Health's telehealth company MeMD launched a virtual care diabetes program this past week aimed at helping individuals improve management of the disease. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News. THE LARGER TREND. Robert Gabbay, chief scientific and medical officer for the ADA, in a statement. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 27, 2023

Other counties with serious caregiving labor shortages see the possibilities – and if anything the US senior care industry is late to the party. AI chatbots will be built into senior living concierge services. Training an AI chatbot on the various services and schedules offered by a senior living community will be required.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 16, 2022

The PHI analysis also looks at the demographics of aides who work in nursing homes, residential care (aka senior living) and home care – noting the biggest labor growth projection (and likely shortfall) in home care aides. The chances that both categories will draw from the same labor pool seem unlikely.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JUNE 25, 2020

Then in April, Verizon does it again, launches a PERS, this time a smart watch offering, called the Care Smart Watch for seniors. That statement has no connection to today's Care Smart Watch for seniors. A care watch for ' Seniors' – sounds good – but what’s a senior? For older adults in need, they need to call someone.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

JULY 26, 2023

One study confirm (again) that adults aged 55+ prefer to age in their own homes – even as a Mather study notes that they might be happier and healthier in a senior living community. But will these individuals want to 'age in place' alone in their 70s and 80s? Today, the term 'aging in place' has again been bludgeoned.

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Aging in Place Technology Watch

APRIL 9, 2020

It would be nice to think that the oldest adults at home or in senior living are Skyping, Zooming, Facetiming away. Could the 2020 catastrophe be the catalyst to boost tech use up to 90% among all older adult segments, at home or in senior living, propelling adoption of telehealth forward for older adults?

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Digital Health Global

APRIL 20, 2023

firsthand establishes trusting relationships with individuals facing complex presentations of SMI through a combination of high-touch field-based services, partnerships with leading community-based service providers, and a whole-person outlook on care. .–(BUSINESS NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS

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Digital Health Global

AUGUST 1, 2023

Prior to Apple, he was a senior physician at Sage Bionetworks, where he designed and shipped ResearchKit, an open-source tool for large-scale clinical trials and developed infrastructure to share and collaborate on medical imaging. “I

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The commission is also charged with drafting recommendations and conclusions for Congress about the following: The potential threats posed to individual health privacy and legitimate business and policy interests. Recommendations on non-legislative solutions to individual health privacy concerns. ON THE RECORD. Twitter: @kjercich.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Through this digital health service, individuals can have their diagnosis and treatment plan reviewed and receive an opinion in about two weeks. We support individuals through every step of the process, from collecting and reviewing medical records to identifying the best specialist for their personalized needs. Enterprise Taxonomy:

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Continue Education Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

“Today, we were heartened to read the significant results from this important study, demonstrating the positive impact telehealth can have on treating individuals with substance abuse disorder,” said Kyle Zebley, senior vice president, public policy, the ATA, and executive director, ATA Action. “It

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2021

If a patient doesn't respond to a particular drug, providers will often move onto another, sometimes not driven by insight into an individual's needs or specific symptoms. "The trick is just to find the intervention and to find the individuals." " "Which is a bit tricky," he added.

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FierceHealthIT

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The Trump administration plans to release a proposed rule on Tuesday morning allowing businesses to provide employees with money to purchase health insurance on the individual marketplace, according to senior officials. The change is expected to add 7 million people to the ACA exchange over the next 10 years.

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